dead dog art

A Costa Rican artist caught a starving dog off the streets and tied it up in his gallery where it died of starvation after a few days. Not surprisingly, animal groups are outraged and many people are asking if it is art.

Link to the story here:

http://www.popgive.com/2008/03/since-when-starving-dog-to-death-is.htm

there are a lot of comments but it's interesting and sometimes scary to skim through them.