Artist starves dog to death in the name of art!

freelancer · #51 (**permalink**) 10-05-2008, 11:25

So evil.

IF he had done some sort of account detailing the plight of street dogs, and used this to raise awareness of the problem, and gone about it a more humane way (e.g. taking pictures of street dogs, not chaining it up and killing it) then he would be a REAL artist.

I feel annoyed when people do sick things and get away with it by calling it ART

Petnanny · #52 (**permalink**) 10-05-2008, 15:23

Like the guy who punched that 2 year old cat in the face, before drowning it, for looking at him the wrong way

freelancer · #53 (**permalink**) 10-05-2008, 17:07

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Originally Posted by Petnanny

Like the guy who punched that 2 year old cat in the face, before drowning it, for looking at him the wrong way

how can a cat do that? These people are just looking for excuses

Lions Den Computers · #54 (**permalink**) 10-05-2008, 23:03

If you search for "St Albans Artist Starve Dog" you'll come up with an article written by Sarah Harvey, it's quite possibly one of the best news articles I've read in a long time. Judging by the strength of everybodies comments I'd really suggest a read. I'd post the link but I'm only new so I can't yet!

Lions Den Computers · #55 (**permalink**) 10-05-2008, 23:04

http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/disp...234214.0.0.php

Woohoo, my 16th post!

Petnanny · #56 (**permalink**) 11-05-2008, 15:03

Umm, I too have heard that this was a hoax, yet it seems to have been substantiated by certain quarters. The photographs were extremely convincing, if this was staged!

Iam still not entirely convinced that it was a hoax, but I do intend to do further digging.

Thanks for the link though.

Giftgirl · #57 (**permalink**) 13-05-2008, 17:24

I burst into tears when I saw this and have sent it to all my friends immediately. The man should be put down.

DavidT · #58 (**permalink**) 18-05-2008, 08:20

The idea of it is disgusting, particularly considering people did nothing.

Funny a hoax was mentioned... I did the google look-up, Wiki says the "artist" was born in 1975... and the other site near the top says the artist says he is 50 years old. Wiki also mentions a different outcome for the dog too - fed but escaped.

Never know what to think, but so many 'petitions' are popping up on the web now I am started to wonder the purpose and what they are expecting to achieve.

Petnanny · #59 (**permalink**) 19-05-2008, 08:00

This is the shame of it all.

There are genuine cases in which petitions are extremely affected, so please do not be put off.

As far as I am aware, this artist is now trying some damage limitation. For what I have read and heard, this story is actually true, but perhaps we will never know!

Hopefully, the outrage will prevent him or anyone else, from acting out such a barbaric act.

Mike · #60 (**permalink**) 19-05-2008, 13:45

The article saying that this is a hoax is true in that it does highlight a certain hypocricy amongst us all,

It is terrible, and i did sign the petition, but afterwards i thought about it, if it is a hoax, and i think it was a stunt surely he has actually done a fair bit of good highlighting the situation of stray dogs and how we think of them