Starting to lose faith in Mankind.....

Celebrated my future MIL birthday last night, and on our way home in the car, we tuned into Class 95FM, and I almost couldn't believe my ears when I heard this story.

Someone wrote in and shared her angry and sad feelings about this Coasta Rican artist called Guillermo Habacuc Vargas who paid little kids to catch a stray dog, tied it up with a rope, displayed at an art gallery and starved it to death without giving it food or drink.

(P.S I do not wish to display the pics here as it makes my heart very very sad.)

All in the name of Art?!!!

My immediate reaction was WTF! Is this true?! Is this a joke or something??! OMG!

I searched for information on the internet and came to find out that there are many versions of it. Some saying its a hoax and that the dog did not actually died and that the Art gallery did feed it and release it the next day. But only God knows if its true.

I'm a 100% dog lover and am utterly disturbed, angry and upset when I came across this incident.

I'm really starting to lose faith in mankind. How sadistic or complex human being can really be. And the worse thing was, those who visited the art gallery, saw this and does nuthing to stop him???!
Arrghhh.......

Until now, I still could not believe this cruelty act of a so-called artist. I mean what are you trying to prove? Another article states that he was actually trying to put across the message that everyday there are many stray dogs dying on the streets but nobody cares, and when its on display in a art gallery, it provoke so much attention.

"BUllshit! Yes, Mr Guillermo XXXX whatever, you've indeed achieved your aim of getting all the attention and publicity that you've wanted. And yes, the truth hurts, but who do you think you are to act as God. I think you are a devil in disguise as your act and thoughts are pure evil, regardless of what message you are trying to put across.

What next? How about tying yourself up with a rope and starving yourself to death to put the message across that many people in Africa or third world country is dying of starvation?

What is your real ulterior motive?

Maybe, those stray dogs will ultimately die of hunger or diseases, which is sad too, but at least, they have freedom to go wherever they want to. Maybe they will meet a kind soul who will adopt it and feed it well. Who knows. I believe God has a plan for everyone of us. But who are you to deprive it of its freedom and to humiliate & torture it in such a way??!

I absolutely abhor & despise your act. And I believe this is not what a artist should do. You are just a twisted, evil-minded exhibitionist who is a danger to mankind. You are no different from other animal abusers, except that you did it in public and finding lotsa shit excuses to cover your own backside when the uproar begins. And ultimately what goes around comes around...."

Apparently, it was believed that he was going to represent the country at the "Biennale Centroamericana Honduras 2008".

If you shared the same sentiments as me, please go to this website to sign your petition to boycott him from repeating the act again!

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

I choose to believe that this is not a hoax, as I does not wish to take any chances that this person will repeat the same thing again. By signing the petition, this is the very least that I could do.

I came to think of a recent quote from the movie that I've watched "Horton Hears a Who!"

"A person is a person, no matter how small!"

Now, will someone please make me rekindle the faith in mankind again...... please....