Animal Welfare Commission Wants to Outlaw Cruel Art

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Animal Welfare Commission Wants to Outlaw Cruel Art

By Benjamin Wachs

Published: May 14, 2008

 

 

Subject(s): Wachs on Animal cruelty art Still fuming over the San Francisco Art

Institute's recent exhibition of videos showing six different animals being

bludgeoned to death, the city's Animal Welfare Commission is proposing a law

that would treat art that abuses animals like child pornography: If an animal is

harmed for the purpose of making art, it would be a criminal offense to display

or possibly even keep in San Francisco. Even if the animal cruelty happens

outside San Francisco, artists could still face criminal charges in the city

under the proposal.

 

 

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