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Piglets Rescued from Danish Art Exhibit Where They Were Left to Starve

The controversial installation aimed to highlight the cruelty of Denmark's pork industry but was cut short after activists removed the animals.

  • Three piglets were placed in a cage without food or water in Marco Evaristti's Copenhagen art exhibit, intended to provoke awareness about factory farming's harsh realities.
  • Animal rights activists, with help from Evaristti’s friend Caspar Steffensen, removed the piglets, later revealing the operation publicly.
  • The artist reported the piglets stolen to police but later accepted their rescue, acknowledging they would now live a better life.
  • The exhibit, titled 'And Now You Care?,' faced widespread criticism from animal welfare groups and Danish politicians, calling it abusive and unethical.
  • Evaristti plans to reimagine the exhibit using alternative methods, such as displaying dead piglets from processing plants, to continue advocating for animal rights.
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