On PVC, Perverted “Artists” and Pamphlets

First, check out this kitschy cartoon about vinyl from the folks at the Center for Health, Environment and Justice. It’s silly, but you can forward it to clueless friends and it might be helpful to them. It also makes you think twice about those vinyl shoes. I tend not to like the feel of vinyl shoes and prefer neoprene sock-like boots and shoes, which as far as I know are just a synthetic rubber.

Next, though I’m not all that certain that petitions are effective, they do take a nanosecond to sign, and Tricia informed me that there’s an "artist" in Costa Rica who, as part of his art installation, starved an already ill and hungry street dog TO DEATH as one "piece" in the show, and used dog food to create another "piece" in the same show. The petition is in Spanish, and here’s the translation. You simply add your name, city/state, and USA. There are nearly 300,000 signatures on the petition. The entire story can be read, in English, at Greyhound International, (a UK-based organization). Check them out. The sickest thing of all is that in the photo (there are several), the people standing around the gallery don’t look at all upset or affected by the dying dog on-a-rope in the corner of the room.

Ah, and finally: I finished that bleepin’ pamphlet I’ve been yakking about for two months, thanks to some last-minute help from Deb Durant and several people who didn’t even know I was writing a pamphlet, and who are now shocked to know what I think about on a daily basis. I’m going to Kinko’s, as I’ve only printed them from home, to see what the process is like, what paper works best (for me, as I’m sending one to everyone I know as a holiday greeting of sorts), and if there are any unexpected problems that will leave me reeling and starting over.

I suspect I’ll post it tomorrow, with an intro on The Animal Person Minute, if all goes well today.