Stop cruel art!

Subject: Stop cruel art! Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:27 pm

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In 2007, the 'artist' Guillermo Vargas Habacuc, took
a dog from the street,
tied him to a rope in an art gallery, and starved
him to death.

For several days, the 'artist' and the visitors of
the exhibition have
watched emotionless the shameful 'masterpiece' based
on the dog's agony,
until eventually he died.

Does it look like art to you?

But this is not all... the prestigious Visual Arts
Biennial of the Central
American decided that the 'installation' was
actually art, so that
Guillermo Vargas Habacuc has been invited to repeat
his cruel action for the
biennial of 2008.

PLEASE HELP STOP HIM.

It takes a second to help put a stop to animal abuse.

Sign the petition to stop this asshole by going to:

PETITION

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Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:58 pm

ah yes, I remember hearing about this last year, and being thoroughly annoyed myself. well, I signed it; doubt it'll do much, but we'll have to see.
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Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:21 pm

I've never heard this before... the pictures of the dog made me cry! I've signed it too.

Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:23 pm

When I click on the link it says its been removed and it was spam. I would really like to sign it, and I can't even see the pictures.

Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:30 pm

someone should do that to him

I signed twice when I saw your bulletin on myspace though.
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Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:33 pm

http://www.petitiononline.com/ea6gk/petition.html

Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:14 pm

Thanks Sally!
I saw the pictures and I just can't believe that everyone is just standing around and drinking wine while that poor dog is starving to death! I would have tried to sneak him out or something.

Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:32 pm

That's what I said... damn the consequences, I would of cut that rope and ran as fast as I could with him!

Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:36 am

if you've a facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25015083904
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Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:08 pm

thanks girls. I saw a bulletin from jessica Louise and was just.. shocked. so i thought i'd post it here, sadly my links didn't appear to work though O__o oh well, thanks!
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Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:24 pm

Haha I don't get the outrage. It's just one dog!
Not to be controversial or anything, and I'm not talking about you guys here, but it annoys me that a lot of people campaign against this, and are outraged at that artist who taxidermied some cats and bunnies and cute little mice a few years back, and also about the CRUEL practise of eating dogs in some countries, yet don't think twice about eating meat. Because they genuinely think that cats and dogs and "cute" animals are on some higher level of existence to any others, almost parallel to humans. Because they're cute, and for no other reason.

Pigs are real cute too, everyone :3

(end rant)

Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:47 pm

I don't agree with it because I fear that if art can claim an animal's life and get away with it... What will people do next in the name of art?

I know that all of our reactions where most definately what the artist was striving for, so they've won. I understand your rant Ellie about meat and all of that, but this dog died for no purpose? It was not used for meat (even though I do disagree with dog and cat meat etc), it was cruely starved to death for absolutely no real purpose. And the artist is going to do it again because the wanker elite artist world approves of it and enjoys it.

I love art as much as the next person, but people like this love to push that line and all boundries... But now it's being blurred between art and murder. It ain't right.

I signed. I can't get my head around animal cruelty especially in what's meant to be art.
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Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm

OH and yes I do eat meat, but I eat organic meat, doesn't mean I don't think about a cow or pig the same way I do any other animal. But at least with organic meat I know that i'm not getting something that was put in a room and starved to death.

Sorry, I just can't understand how you can look at the photos of the exhibition and not understand the outrage a lot of people are feeling over this?
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Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:33 am

I'm not trying to say I don't care or think it's wrong, I just find it hard to get very worked up about it myself. I do see why people are outraged so I was silly to say that. Don't get me wrong, it's horrible that anyone is fawning over this exhibit, it's just cruel shock-art and nothing else. It's wrong and it shouldn't be allowed to continue. I agree with you all totally over that. I just don't see it as a major issue I'd campaign or sign petitions over, you know?

I can't help but feel a bit cynical and think if it was a "meat" animal instead of a dog, there would not be such a large outcry. I can't prove it, but I just get a feeling that's the way it'd go. After all a lot of people still eat very inhumanely produced meat without a care, because it's cheaper and more convenient to them. Animals suffer for us every day, so I don't see that it's reasonable to put such a higher worth on the life of a dog.

Sorry to keep going back to the meat issue, but it's the only comparison I can really make.
It seems to me that most of us do see animals as being either food or friends. I think pretty much all of us make this distinction, me included. I just say it's messed up that popular opinion can be as extreme as to see food animals as being put on earth for our convenience and not worth a care, but sees pets as being a part of the family, for no real reason except we traditionally eat one and live with the other. That said things do seem to be changing a lot towards organic/free range meat, and that is great. I don't think anyone can really see all animals as being completely equal, and that's okay as long as we know that they are all equally worth our respect. Haha that sounds so fruity, but you know what I mean.

I wasn't trying to say "omg everyone who eats meat is a hypocrite for caring about dogs!" which I want to stress by the way cause I might have come off like that. I don't mean to start a pro/anti meat debate or anything. Also sorry for the essay :p

Subject: Re: Stop cruel art! Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:02 am

What I find most disturbing is the fact that Habacuc had the chance to take the dog from the street and try to save its life. Instead he let it spend its last days tied up, surrounded by the smell of food, being looked down upon and pitied.
It's disgusting and plain animal cruelty.
He should be shot.
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