Spotted in NYC: I'm glad I'm a vegetarian...

On my last trip to NYC I got to check out Banksy's latest installation: The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill. Open just until the end of October, this unassuming pet store contains a menagerie of animatronic "animals" including slithering hot dogs in buns, swimming fish sticks, a monkey watching monkey porn, a leopard that's not what it seems, an aged Tweety Bird, and more, all surrounded by pet toys and packaged meat products. While the idea of blurring the line between animals as pets/companions VS animals as food/clothing/entertainment is not particularly deep, the fact that the invitingly playful shop is not in a museum and free to the public, means it will most likely have a greater impact than many other attempts to do the same by sincere animal rights activists. It also helps that everything is impeccibly made and moves in an eerily realistic way. The pictures I took really don't do it justice so definitely check out the videos HERE. And be sure to see it in person if you are in the NYC area.