Piglets left to starve as part of a controversial art exhibition in Denmark have been stolen
Piglets left to starve as part of a controversial art exhibition in Denmark have been stolen
A controversial artist who planned to allow three piglets to starve as part of an exhibition to raise awareness of the mass meat production processes has had to close the show after the animals were stolen.
"Stolen". That's not how you pronounce "rescued from a psychopath".
Agreed.
Or it was all according to the artist's plan anyhow.
Not that I would be surprised if the artist never cared about animal rights in the first place.
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The piglets were being denied food and water and would have been allowed to starve to death.
Does Denmark not have animal cruelty laws?
This stunt reminds me of the show Bellas Artes, which is about a museum director struggling to cope with his new job.
In the third episode, an artist sets up an installation using a large, dead marine animal as the centerpiece to draw attention to broader ecological neglect. The kicker is that not only is the animal quickly rotting, causing a huge commotion with the press and putting everyone on edge, but a big part of the intended artwork is the shit show that followed—something the artist anticipated. The artist wanted the whale to rot and stink up the place, close the museum, and give the media a field day. All of the artist's actions and intentions led to the museum director’s epiphany about what the piece was really about.
And that’s exactly how I feel about this. People arguing that the piglets were “left to starve” are missing the point. Setting up the crime scene and rescuing the piglets is all part of the show.
I think that was supposed to happen, and the best outcome here. The piece is thought provoking and brings up the question why people would care about these pigs in the first place considering how little we regard the life of a pigglet (imo).
It is imperative that animals used for food be humanely slaughtered. This is horrifically inhumane and the animals are not being eaten.
Is a slow agonizing death really any worse than an agonizing life followed by a quick death?
Animals used for food should be treated humanely their entire lives, not just in the moment of death. However many would argue that raising animals for food at all is already inherently inhumane.
This is evil. Unmitigated evil.