A FURIOUS mum has blasted a tattoo parlour for branding her 16-year-old daughter 'like a piece of meat' ? after the teen got '100% Welsh Lamb' inked on her bum.
Schoolgirl Levi Brady paid £30 for the artwork as a dare and kept it secret from her family.
But her mum Renee spotted it for the first time when the teen injured her hip falling off a horse ? and called in cops.
It is illegal to give a tattoo to anyone under the age of 18 and furious Renee has asked the police to investigate the parlour.
Renee fumed said: "The tattooist has branded a child as a piece of meat for the rest of her life.
"It is the most disgusting thing to have on a young girl and the location of the tattoo is grossly inappropriate - she is only 16."
Levi was with pals when she had the blue ink design done at the Tattooland parlour in Riverside, Cardiff.
But she later said she immediately regretted it and knew it was a "stupid" thing to do.
Renee, 38, said: "I couldn't believe she had done such a silly thing - but the law is there to protect young people from themselves.
"People in these establishments have a duty to act responsibly rather than betraying the trust of parents.
"We need a system where every customer is logged and a photocopy of their ID is taken."
The law states that giving a tattoo to anyone under the age of 18 is illegal under the 1969 Tattooing on Minors Act.
Levi, of Fairwater, Cardiff, has been making enquiries about having the tattoo removed by expensive laser treatment.
She said: "I hate it. It's not even feminine - just a bit of writing permanently on me.
"It was a moment of madness - it looks stupid."
Graham Durham, 67, of the Tattooland parlour, said he believed Levi was over 18.
He said: "She came in here with a friend and one my guys asked how old she was and she said she was 18.
"Her friend even vouched for her and she gave a false date of birth."
Graham, a tattoo artist for almost 50 years, added: "God knows why she wanted that particular design.
"She said she wanted '100% Welsh beef' but I told her lamb would be more appropriate.
"I asked her why she wanted it and she told me it was going to be her 'party piece'."
Great-grandad Graham said he could understand Levi's mum's anger.
He said: "If one of my children had gone to a tattooist underage I would completely understand.
"But there are signs on the door that say 'No under 18s'."
South Wales Police confirmed they were investigating a complaint against the tattoo parlour involving an under-age customer.
A spokesman said: "We have interviewed the complainant and inquiries are ongoing."
The punishment for tattooing a minor is a £50 fine ? or £100 for a repeat conviction.
Cardiff Council Trading Standards is also investigating.
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