Lady Gaga blasted by animal charities for dressing pet dog in heavy jewellery and headpieces

The singer posted a series of snaps of pet pooch Asia in some seriously huge jewellery recently, but it hasn't gone down well

It’s one thing to dress yourself in a real Christmas tree hat, tie your hair in a hair bow or wear a gas mask for shopping. But no dog should surely have to suffer the same.

Lady Gaga, 28, has been blasted by animal charities for dressing up her pet pooch Asia in painful and weighty jewellery, headpieces and earrings – then displaying the results.

The Bad Romance singer started posting dress-up pics of her pup on Wednesday with giant Pat Butcher-esque jewels clipped to the sad-eyed French bulldog’s tiny ears.

She later showed Asia with a heavy duty chainmail necklace draped over its face – and snout – captioning it “Little McQueen”. But the star has now come under fire from animal charity PETA, which has warned the Mother Monster she’s a lot to learn about doggie care.

“Lady Gaga may choose to decorate herself with elaborate and even uncomfortable outfits, but Asia doesn’t get to make that choice.

That's a big necklace!

Although it seems pretty clear that Lady Gaga loves Asia, we think Asia – and all dogs – are adorable without all the added flair.”

Even Gaga’s Little Monsters were quick to point out that dolling up her pooch was cruel.

Babyamanda0901 said: “Let the poor doggy go” and Karenlproctor added: “Irresponsible. Take them off, the poor dog is an animal not an accessory!” Another fan pointed out: “That would hurt him.” Needless to say, this is not the first time Gaga has wound up animal lovers.

Not surprisingly, the delightful draped meat dress she wore in 2010 also outraged PETA which told her: “Meat is the decomposing flesh of a tormented animal who didn’t want to die.”

 

And in 2012 the charity accused her of having “no heart” when she made a scarf of a fox’s head.

Dog’s Trust veterinary director Paula Boyden said: “We are shocked to see the pictures of this puppy adorned with heavy jewellery.

“Dressing dogs in pseudo-human clothing not only ridicules and makes a spectacle of them but treats them as a fashion accessory rather than a living animal.”

Ooh, that’s a bit ruff, Gaga!