The Task That Lies Ahead

I have to tattoo Hyacinth's kid before his new owner comes to get him in a couple of weeks.  Here are the implements of torture.

Tattoo pliers that punch tiny holes in his ear, ink, and a toothbrush to scrub the ink into the tiny holes.  The tiny holes, in the shape of letters and numbers, heal up over the ink which is what makes the tattoo.  It's a stupid requirement of the American Dairy Goat Association.  Stupid because the tattoo is pretty much unreadable when the goat grows up.  All it does is inflict more torture on the poor animals.