How to outrage animal rights activists!

I had to laugh at this report in the Daily Mail.

Crowds are flocking to Art Farm China in Yang Zhen, Beijing, where Belgian artist Wim Delvoye displays his colourful sows and boars.

The animals are still on display to farm visitors while they are anaesthetised and decorated with designs by Wim and his co-artists.

One super-trendy porker even features a Louis Vuitton logo - which presumably quickens the process on the handbag production line. Others sport tattoos inspired by patterns found on Russian prison inmates.




But animal rights campaigners complain that the pigs are suffering unnecessarily and are being abused for improper commercial gain.

They also strongly object to a controversial 'adopt a pig' scheme that allows sponsors to have an animal stuffed, get a tattooed hide to hang on a wall, or even have it stretched over canvas.

Pictures, however, seemingly show the pigs enjoying the high life at the farm as they roll in mud and snuffle in the undergrowth in the woods.

There's more at the link.

Given that the pigs are anesthetized during the tattooing, I can't believe that they endured much pain and suffering. However, I have a different question. Given that I like eating pork, I'm wondering whether the tattoo inks can be based on various sorts of marinades. That way, the pig would not only come out of it looking good, it'd taste better, too!





Peter