This is insane! Prosecution!?!? That is absolutely ridiculous! My goodness gracious, I have never once heard of a dog actually overheating from wearing clothing! And please don't go search the internet for a case where this has happened and post it here - lol...I'm SURE it's happened 
somewhere - but I highly DOUBT it's 
*that* common 
 
  
Check this one out - it is a different article about the same thing - pets wearing clothes: 
Animal welfare experts hot under the collar over dogs in coats - Telegraph  
This was taken from the article that is linked above: "Some breeds have been bred to have less fur, so in some cases it is quite appropriate for a dog to wear a coat in very cold weather. But if an owner is just doing it for a fashion statement or because they think it is cool, I would question that. 
If people are worried that their dog might be cold, it is worth getting some advice from their vet to see if it is appropriate or not." 
OH SURE....every time someone wants to put an article of clothing on their dog, they have to make a trip to the vets office to ask him about it just so they don't get prosecuted for it if the vet doesn't feel that it is "ok" or that it is cold enough outside - PLEASE!!!! 

 That is so totally insane.  
I have been hearing some really absurd things in the news lately - one being a specific tax that they want the farmers to start paying - and it is so absolutely ridiculous that I am even too embarrassed to type it here. 
 
  
Whoever is thinking up these ridiculous things obviously has nothing better to do with their time. LORD! 
 
 