Tattooing pony branded illegal

A COURT in Münster, north-west Germany, has banned a man from tattooing his pony with the logo of the Rolling Stones.

The court came to the pony's emotional rescue after the owner shaved off a patch of its hair and pre-tattooed a pattern on its hindquarters of the band's "tongue and lips" logo.

The owner said he wanted to make his pony "more unique and beautiful" with the tattoo. But the court ruled that his intention contravened animal protection laws, which specifically prohibit tattooing warm-blooded vertebrates.