Animals have to suffer all sorts of indignities at their hands of their owners, but imposing their politics is surely a step too far. But a German dog owner is being investigated on suspicion of shaving illegal Nazi symbols into the fur of his pet. Police claim to have found Swastikis and the SS symbol in his fur, in the Bavarian town of Straubing.
The discovery came when an ex-girlfriend appealed to police to help her recover her belongings because she said she was afraid of him. But it is not clear if the man has contravened Germany's strict laws banning Nazi symbols being displayed in public.
'That still needs to be proved,' said a police spokesman. 'If he only kept the dog inside the apartment it wouldn't be public.'
If found guilty the man could face three years in jail.