Banksy's pink elephant provokes anger

by http://guerrillaradio.iobloggo.com/

An exhibition by headline-grabbing UK artist Banksy has been criticised for including a live painted elephant.
The animal, called Tai, was covered in pink and gold paint and placed in a mocked-up house to represent how world poverty is widely ignored.

Officials from the Los Angeles Animal Services Department told the Associated Press they would never again issue permits for such a "frivolous" purpose.

The elephant's owner said the dye was non-toxic and welfare was paramount.

Ed Boks, head of Animal Services in Los Angeles, said: "I think it sends a very wrong message that abusing animals is not only OK, it's an art form.

"We find it no longer acceptable to dye baby chicks at Easter, but it's OK to dye an elephant."

Secret identity

Mr Boks said he tried to withdraw permits for the elephant on grounds of public safety last Friday, but found the three-day exhibition would be over before they took effect.

"Permits will not be issued for such frivolous abuse of animals in the future," he said.

Tai's owner, Kari Johnson, denied that the 38-year-old Indian elephant had suffered as a result of the paint job.

She said: "Tai has done many, many movies. She's used to make-up."

The British graffiti artist's Barely Legal exhibition, which took place in a warehouse in downtown Los Angeles, finished on Sunday.

The artist was not available to discuss the California show, which focused on global poverty and injustice.

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[criminalfish]

the animal was not it pain, it was not harmed in anyway, it elephant was from captivity, so it was already used to confined spaces and lots of people and attention. so shut the fuck up until the elephant is dying.

[queimasensimilla]

banksy in brazil you is a legend!

fire in the system!

[goikolkm]

@gloomyvegan It wasnt wild, it was painted with child face paint. If that's on scale with pedofilia, you insulting the people like that it's in the scale with murder. Prick.

[gloomyvegan]

Banksy is clearly a self referential idiot. To paint a wild animal and use it in his this way to me is on a scale with pedophilia. Banksy is a coward and an imbecile and has no merit beyond that of a mugger or drug dealer.

[gloomyvegan]

Banksy is clearly a self referential idiot.  To paint a wild animal and use it in his this way to me is on a scale with pedophilia. Banksy is a coward and an imbecile and has no merit beyond that of a mugger or drug dealer.

[xSIKONEx]

@TailsClock hes called banksy and he dont do graffiti, he does streetart and i think graffiti is preety much cooler than streetart

[GodKillerAtheist]

I think its more pissed that its got like 5 dudes walking around it then the fact that they painted it pink. If it was mad you would see bodies flying elephants are crazy when they are unhappy.

All the animal cruelty whiners need to stop being hypocrites and put down that extra greasy McDonalds cheese burger.

Kill a cow save an elephant!

[ZahraCat]

Crueldad animal! Si quiere pintar algo que se pinte su propria cuerpo!

[acrossthepuddle]

your retarded

[0zinc0]

for the sake of argument.. people get body paintings and stuff. but i know where you are coming from

[zowine1]

thats bullshit who the hell is this guy to torture an animal like that