seen from T1
seen from Argentina
seen from Türkiye
seen from United Kingdom
seen from T1
seen from Germany
seen from T1
seen from United States
seen from T1
seen from China
seen from T1
seen from T1
seen from Japan
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from T1
seen from T1
seen from T1
seen from China
seen from China
A Life That Began And Ended Before It Even Had A Chance 🐣
The moment they hatch, they are sorted.
Female — they live. Male — they disappear.
Not because they are sick. Not because they are dangerous. Simply because they cannot lay eggs.
Millions of lives. Every single day. Before they even see the sky.
The hardest part isn't the truth itself. It's realizing how long the world has chosen not to see it.
Reblog if every life matters to you 🌍
🌍 beacons.ai/medhat.ventoons
Every September 29th is "International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste", a United Nations-sanctioned event. In acknowledgment of this day, I would like to share a piece of mine that I hope provides some food for thought. Though glazed in beguiling dark humor, this taxidermy sculpture has a serious message.
It’s estimated 1.4 billion hectares of agricultural land are used annually to produce food that will go to waste. A sobering statistic when roughly 700 million people in the world face food insecurity, with nearly 2 million of them experiencing famine-like conditions. If this wasted food was distributed equally to each person on Earth it would be approximately 163 lbs per person. Empty mouths aside, and the resources that went to waste to produce discarded food, wildlife habitats are destroyed. It needs to stop. Please share this post in recognition of this day and to help raise awareness ~
TITLE: Turducken à la Monsanto
MATERIALS: Domestic duck, turkey, and rooster skins
“This piece is a commentary on the absurdity and entitlement of gourmet foods, the privilege of being able to allocate food for the purpose of art, and the disconcerting technology of interspecies grafting performed by the bioengineering industry. The strain on our planet's resources has become immense as the human population pushes past 8 billion. With a tipping point looming, genetic engineers are creating hybrid species of livestock and crops designed to produce the highest yield possible while using the least amount of resources. But the reality is many developing countries do not have the means to utilize this controversial technology and only an elite portion of the Earth's population will profit from these so-called advances. We live in a country rich in all resources. It enables us to use food towards a myriad of frivolous ends, including our entertainment. We create designer cuisine that is more about status than it is about sustenance, and we feed human quality food to our pets. While we enjoy our luxury foods, for much of the world just having food is a luxury.”
This sculpture is available for purchase. Contact Lovetts Fine Art gallery in Tulsa for more info.
This really just confirms what I've been saying, and its not at all surprising. All health epidemics are connected with animal abuse, and animal agriculture, all of them.
A first-of-its-kind report from the World Organization for Animal Health warns bird flu is spreading in mammals.
Shocking PETA investigation: Butterball workers accused of sexually abusing turkeys before slaughter.
read more from here
#AnimalCruelty #PETA #Butterball #Thanksgiving"
Be Thankful
Glazed in beguiling dark humor, this taxidermy sculpture has a serious message that rings even more true today than it did when I originally made the piece ten years ago. As most of you likely have heard, the population of Earth just reached 8 billion. In the span of a mere decade since this sculpture was created, an additional billion humans now live on the planet. Below is the statement that accompanied this sculpture the first time it was exhibited in 2014 in a themed exhibition titled Fruitful and Multiplying – The Overpopulation Exhibit. So much for progress.
___________________________________________
TITLE: Turducken à la Monsanto MATERIALS: Domestic duck, turkey, and rooster skins
“This piece is a commentary on the absurdity and entitlement of gourmet foods, the privilege of being able to allocate food for the purpose of art, and the disconcerting technology of interspecies grafting performed by the bioengineering industry. The strain on our planet's resources has become immense as the population of Earth crests 7 billion. With a tipping point looming, genetic engineers are creating hybrid species of livestock and crops designed to produce the highest yield possible while using the least amount of resources. The reality is many developing countries do not have the means to utilize this controversial technology and only an elite portion of the Earth's population will profit from these so-called advances. We live in a country rich in all resources. It enables us to use food towards a myriad of frivolous ends, including our entertainment. We create designer cuisine that is more about status than it is about sustenance, and we feed human quality food to our pets. While we enjoy our luxury foods, for much of the world just having food is a luxury.” ~
___________________________________________
I recently culled a number of works from my personal collection to offer for sale. This sculpture is among a handful of others that are now available. Link here for price list
___________________________________________
