Since the group of people ran after Gibson threatening him, it is obvious that violence begets violence. Non-violent methods must be used to persuade change. Failing that, legal remedies are our best tools to counteract ignorance and violence in our society.

The exhibition of killing is abominable. Death is not entertainment. The ending of life----whether human or animal----is not frivolous. And we humans have a special responsibility towards animals since they cannot speak for themselves.

The anti-human, anti-animal acts of Rick Gibson, both past and present, depict an unbalanced person seeking to gain publicity at any cost. These acts include eating human testicles and using dehydrated human fetuses for earrings; in 1982 Gibson exhibited freeze-dried biological specimens including the fetuses of kittens and a human uterus.

Gibson has contacted Lifeforce on several occasions to help him create controversy by attending his atrocious, repulsive shows. A compassionate society cannot condone such publicity stunts or so-called new "art medium" which involves the killing of sentient beings. The lifeblood and viscera of animals must not be used as art paint.

Exploitive and violent forms of "entertainment" militate against the development of a compassionate society. Wanton cruelty to animals debases us all and makes a mockery of our inherently humane nature. We as a species have a moral responsibility and obligation to defend those creatures who cannot defend themselves and to protect ourselves from grossly offensive, violent exhibits.

Peter Hamilton
Founding Director
Lifeforce Foundation
Phone: 604-649-5258
Email: lifeforcesociety@hotmail.com
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