Dog starves to death in Costa Rican museum

[snicklefritz1825]

This is really hard to hear. How can man do this to his best friend? I just wish I could find this guy and shoot him.

[birdgirl73]

The article states that the dog died within a day of being at the museum, meaning it must have already been starved to death. Do you truly believe putting this practically dead dog in a museum is the same as slowly poisoning a baby or were you being hyperbolic? I just don't see how slowly poisoning a baby makes any point. Of course, you could argue that a 400 page manual isn't art even though it makes a point.

While I'm not advocating this, and if you read the article the man is clearly insane, but I think there are a few points that aren't being thought out. A starving dog is a common sight in Costa Rica, this dog would have spent its last moments lying next to a dumpster being eaten alive by other hungry dogs. The artist in question did no more harm to the dog than any
other person in Costa Rica, he simply moved it. That being said, he did absolutely nothing to help the cause either. But have you?

Birdgirl, I hate to tell you this, but there are starving animals very close to you, even if you don't see them in some museum. Even more, there are starving people. How unconscionable is that?

That's unconscionable, too. No disagreement from me on that. The starving animals near where I live, however, have an advantage, which is the SPCA and local animal rescue groups. This community is vigilant about their care. And hungry people (most indications are that in America the problem is hunger rather than starvation) have a number of agencies ready to help, too, from food banks to our food stamp programs. I donate time and money to both causes.

I read the article. I still don't believe anything justifies the artist's actions. There were other more constructive ways to draw attention to the problem of starvation, both animal and human, in his county. I feel like you somehow wanted some of us to draw a different conclusion from the story.

[rebgirl420]

Yeah I seen this on snopes.com and peta.com. This isn't art. It's animal abuse. And the guy should be punished. The exact same way he treated the dog.

I say we tie his loony ass up and starve him for a week or two. Then put him up for display in the Louve.

I'd pay to see it.

[Old Stoner]

I'm sorry, and this may sound harse, but if I ever saw that ALLEGED ARTIST, I'd punch his face in, and I am NOT a violent type person - never have been.

ANYONE, artist, football player, I don't care who, who abuses an animal, should be shot dead on sight. That has to be the lowest of the lows...

I LOVE my dogs. Woe be it to anyone to ever hurt them.

[Old Stoner]

Hey Rebgirl, let's just put him in a LOCKED cage with a few Pit Bulls...

The Animals Revenge....

Oh and check out this shot of our local ATL footbal hero at full gallop -

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RUN MICHAEL RUN ! BUT NOT TOO FAST !

[rebgirl420]

HAHAHA

This man knows what I like!:thumbsup:

[Weedhound]

Don't worry.....there will be something done about it before long. I LOVE the way the world is changing in this respect for the better.

When I was a child this kind of thing was shrugged over. Not any more. Follow this story you guys and wait for the end. It will definitely be better than what you are seeing now.

These kind of things used to really kill me. Now they don't because I know that they cause REAL changes.

[Chronisseur]

I have to chime in.

I GUARANTEE, NO PERSON ON THIS SITE LOVES ANIMALS ESPECIALLY DOGS MORE THAN I DO.
...with that said, I'm speechless. I honestly CAN see value and honor in the death of this dog. Who knows? Maybe some ignorant fuck decides to read THIS VERY THREAD, and realize how many critical situations are being ignored in their own lives. If even 2 dogs lives were picked up and saved because of the recognition of this incident, the result would be 2 happy dogs and one dead. Whereas if it had not brought any attention, it COULD equal 3 miserable dogs, maybe wishing they were dead, but having enough instinct to force survival.

I know what I'm saying here may seem controversial, and be hard to understand, but I would atleast like to think this dog who has suffered greatly will be honored. I would also like to think that in sacrificing this dogs life, this man has brought the right attention, to a problem that has been overlooked by many for too long.

[Chronisseur]

These kind of things used to really kill me. Now they don't because I know that they cause REAL changes.

...That's EXACTLY what I'm talkin' about!:thumbsup:

[beachguy in thongs]

That dog should've ran to Panama. Well, before this all happened.

Think about all those pet murderers who allowed this to happen. All those white people, going into museums.

To even run this story, in the paper, can only glorify it for dog-killers. It makes everyone else sick.

This is a lose-lose-lose article. Those Costa Rican editors need their heads screwed back on.