Is Starving A Dog To Death Art ?

[S.D.]

So called Artist "Guillermo Vargas Habacuc" found a dog in the street, tied a rope to him & exhibited him in an art Gallery & basically left him there to starve to death.

Both the Artist & the visitors of the exhibition watched emotionless the shameful 'masterpiece' based on the dog's agony, until eventually he died.

Is it art ?

Read the blog, see the pictures & sign the petition here: http://guillermohabacucvargas.blogspot.com/

[dvtimes]

well if i ever meet the artist, i would perform 'performance art' by kicking him in the head till brain damaged.

[Geezer]

Yeah I think its wrong, they should have slowly spit roasted it.
At least they could have all had a munch after.

[badbee]

wasn't this on here before? Maybe it was somewhere else. if you dig around, it's almost certainly a fake.

[Inbedwithfaith]

I was totally horrified by this so i googled it and found this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Habacuc_Vargas

Dont know how true it is but this guy needs serious help either way.

[wingless]

i would have gone there and given the dog a sandwich...

[Damian]

I was totally horrified by this so i googled it and found this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Habacuc_Vargas

Dont know how true it is but this guy needs serious help either way.

There is also this

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/vargas.asp

Sounds like it is possible it was all a scam to expose how people are horrified when they think of a starving dog as an art exhibition, but are happy to kick them out the way in the streets.

Also to generate discussion on the mistreatment of animals.

[rogue]

i read on another forum where this message appeared that its an old fake going back years,

[TGITC]

I heard that the dog was actally a robot

[markz08]

that's animal cruelty, and letting it die is crazy.

[cbgirl]

i would have gone there and given the dog a sandwich...

I would've done the same.
That is so horribly wrong it makes me feel sick.

I hope it is a scam!
:oldman:

[strictlybroadband]

There is also this

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/vargas.asp

This thread's funny. People would rather get outraged about something that might have happened (but probably didn't) than click any of the links.

[Damian]

This thread's funny. People would rather get outraged about something that might have happened (but probably didn't) than click any of the links.

Kind of the WHOLE POINT the artist was making...

[Johnny Kleenexxx]

let's be politically correct about this

Spics and Waps abuse domestic animals just like Nips & Chinks & Towelheads

[Johnny Kleenexxx]

but seriously . .

those ultimately responsible are the pricks that allowed it to take place

he's obviously insane . . but they played along for the easy hype . . cunts

in a civilised society we really shouldn't excuse sheer cruelty by calling it "art"

[Johnny Kleenexxx]

can't face the pics yet . . i'll be wound up all day if i do

[Damian]

can't face the pics yet . . i'll be wound up all day if i do

The links aren't pics, more explaining that it seems VERY likely the whole thing was fake.

[daveydude]

Dear Points of View, I am furious at the BBC for something that probably didn't happen. I will be cancelling my license forthwith.

[Johnny Kleenexxx]

i'm fuming at the possibility of having had the wool pulled over my eyes