Man Tattoos Pit Bull Then Faces Strong Criticism For His Action [PHOTO]

A man tattoos his pit bull and faces strong criticism for his actions which he shared on social media.

Ernesto Rodriguez tattooed his five-month-old pit bull on the stomach sparking criticism of animal cruelty from animal lovers across the nation after sharing photos of his pit bull on his Facebook page.

The tattoo includes her name and a crest which is an emblem that represents her bloodline, Rodriguez said.

"What do they do when they brand animals and tattoo horses on their ear and brand their cow? You're not abusing them. You're just protecting them so they don't get lost," Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez points out that tattooing pets is somewhat of a common practice.

"If you go on Google and type up dog tattoos, you'll get a thousand images of dogs tattooed. This has been going on for years," Rodriguez said.

After Rodriguez posted the photo of his dog's tattoo received very strong backlash that lead for animal control to head over to his place and check out his dog, which he shared to the "haters" on Facebook.

"Here is the final result for you haters out there... Animal control came looked at my beautiful dog and left.... wow... what a waste of tax payers money... so im still gonna tattoo my dogs when ever i feel like it... good try haters thanks for all the advertisement (sic)," Rodriguez posted on his company's Facebook page.