Three piglets which were being allowed to starve as part of a controversial art exhibition in Denmark that had drawn international attention have been stolen, the artist said on Wednesday.

A new art installation features three live piglets that will starve to death due to lack of food and water. The provocative exhibition, called “And Now You Care,” opened on Friday in Copenhagen.

Piglet diarrhoea causes up to 70% of mortality in pig production. Piglets, especially during weaning, face stressors related to their living environment, social interactions, and dietary habits.

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She said some 25,000 piglets die every day from starvation or the result of the conditions in which they are held in Denmark. It’s not Evaristti’s first controversial project.

Three piglets which were being allowed to starve as part of a controversial art exhibition in Denmark that had drawn international attention have been stolen, the artist said on Wednesday.

(Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) (AP) — An artist in Denmark aims to raise awareness of the suffering caused by modern pig production with an art installation that opened Friday that ...

Three piglets which were being allowed to starve as part of a controversial art exhibition in Denmark that had drawn international attention have been stolen, the artist said on Wednesday.