Gdzie jest pies? Dylematy etyczne dotyczące creative grooming

Creative grooming is a new aspect in the whole spectrum of human-dog relations. Creative grooming describes a process of transforming a dog into a piece of art. By colorizing and sculpturing the animal coat, the groomer shapes dog into completely new form of appearance. This phenomenon is new in Europe and originates from China. In both locations it attracts mainly females. Implementing creative grooming, sets number of serious ethical questions: about animal welfare, animal autonomy and subjectivity, about type of human-non-human relations that are promoted in this form of activity performed on the dog. It is also worth to notice, that this practice doesn’t seem to correspond with Polish legislation system, concerning animal welfare. There are also aspects of this phenomena, worth further scientific investigation: motivations of owners, who pay for such creative grooming for their dogs and motivations of creative groomers, taking part in competitions and exhibitions of grooming works.