My 31 Inktober Drawings Show The Scale Of Suffering We Can Inflict On Innocent Animals
Inktober 2018 was special for me, I decided to make a consistent theme for this challenge which turned into a series for animal rights. I managed to complete all of the 31 days with the aim to make people more aware of animal suffering around us.
Some interpretations of the themes are symbolic and maybe a bit far-fetched, but I had to handle all of them somehow.
I drew with markers on A5 canvas.
Some images have an additional caption to convey the message more clearly.
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this breaks my heart. i don't understand how anyone can abandon any animal..especially at such a young age where this basically always means they are going to die a slow and painful death while being scared and alone, not understanding what is happening, crying for their mother who will not answer.
I don't understand why people can't just take them to an animal shelter
Load More Replies...instead of abandoning animals why not just give them to a friend that wants the animal or bring them to a shelter instead of being lazy and leaving them to suffer i never buy my pets i always adopt or keep strays i have 4 cats and 3 of the four are strays cindy,little girl and tord the one that isnt a stray is jimmy because he is little girls kitten and he grew up with a house ive had like 14 othr cats that were strays and why we dont have strays we adopt my dog vinny was a adopted dog and we found his original owner and found out his name was billy but his owner was so happy to see him again it breaks my herat people do this to animals it takes a hour at most to give them to a shelter or a friend
People without a heart, have a litter of kittens or pups they do not want, some dump these in horrible places where often not found, suffer and die, they could be left where they will be found !!!
people that do this to any pet in real life should suffer the same pain as punishment and then go to jail. If you are not capable to take care of your pet please find a shelter, better than mistreating them and left to die
sometimes my sister leaves her dog outside because she has to vaccum,sweep,dust,or doing homework (shes in collage) she feels guilty the entire time and if she sees lilly and shes hungry cold hot or thirsty she lets her back in people that leave animals outside for no reason are morons and i agree they should be punished my sister always tries to make sure her dog isnt hurt though and leaves out food and water next to her doghouse so she has a shelter food and water and the doghouse has a blanket in it and its big enough to fit me dogs are just like mute children and should be treated like a child so i agree with you their animals should go to a better place
Load More Replies...Difficult to fathom, why get a dog to chain, many not allowed in the house, No hugs, no love or play time !!!
There are 2 households in my neighborhood that leave their dogs tied up outside for hours. They never walk them. It breaks my heart that they see other dogs being walked. I reported it to management, and they didn't seem concerned. I'm getting ready to report it, if I see it on a really cold day. I will not try to talk to the neighbors. I know from experience that they will make your life hell, and won't stop doing it anyway.
Load More Replies...Drove past this once: a dead skinny dog tied to a tire In the streets of Cape town, climbed out the car sat there for about 10 minutes crying my heart out. F**K these monsters that do this.
Sometimes it's a cultural difference. The expectation that everyone treat dogs or cats as well as humans is western-centric.
My grandma has a neighbor that gets a dog, leaves it chained outside for the rest of its life, and then gets another one when it dies wtf is wrong with people
Takis shelter is always getting dogs like this. In some places it’s cultural
That's so sad.i don't know why people do this.i would never do this to any animal
Magic spells of circuses
Painful to know this may still happen, laws are changing, Thank God !!!
I thought it was artistic representation of buying & selling exotic pets, myself. Unfortunately, I looked it up and plastic keychains were actually made with live animals inside that would survive for a few days. Sickening.
Load More Replies...I know it's a Kehring with a live animal. But why some psycho would invent this? And another buy? WTH!?
Load More Replies...if its plastic that looks like ivory i understand wanting something like this but killing a animal just for ivory is idiotic
Agreed! It's a beautiful art piece, but I can't support it being made from genuine elephant Ivory. Plastic or maybe ceramics would be better.
Load More Replies...No words can describe the pain I feel knowing the killing of the magnificent beautiful animals, all for the ALMIGHTY dollars, I know there are dedicated people working to stop the massacre, but more money and people are needed !!!
Sad that it is safer for the wild elephants in many regions to be de-tusked to protect them from poachers.
De-tusking them sometimes really work. There are also projects who mark elephants with special paint to taint the ivory, so it becomes worthless to poachers.
Load More Replies...WHY CANT YOU JUST TRANQUILIZER THE ANIMAL THEN TAKE THE IVORY?!?! WHY DO PEOPLE HAVE TO KILL THEM JUST FOR A BIT OF MONEY?!?? WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!!?
This is exactly what some organisations do to save the elephants - only they usually destroy the ivory afterwards, because using it would still feed the market and create more demand. They also destroy any ivory gained from animals that died naturally. The reason is that as long as there is "legal" ivory, you can't go as hard on ivory trade, as you can't always prove the origin. If no "legal" ivory enters the market, anyone trading real ivory is punishable by definition.
Load More Replies...I think this guy picked up a bottle on the beach instead of a shell to use as a home. It might be a statement about how natural things such as seashells are being replaced by our rubbish. A statement on how garbage is effecting sea life.
It's a hermit crab so it's not stuck in the bottle but using it as a home before switching it to something else. I think this is a commentary on how littered with trash the beaches are and the crab isn't able to find an actual sea shell to have as a home, but has to use garbage that's sometimes unsafe (like metal cans with sharp edges)
Load More Replies...Nice choice! A beautiful shell. He'll grow out of it eventually though.
This video will restore your faith in humanity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTJbdy097m0
I love watching tigers in the wild and it is SICK that anyone would think this is cool!! You people are the reason that they are harder to find in the wild! (Skin hunters)
I agree. By 2030, I doubt there will be any tigers left.
Load More Replies...I don't know if this still goes on, some time ago in Africa, they were breeding big cats, then sport hunters pay big money to hunt and shoot them, I pray it has stopped !!!
my sister is a hunter and so am i but when we hunt doe we make sure to go for the nes that have no babies around because we dont want the babies to die and we dont just kill everything we kill 1 or 2 deer and keep the meat we live in west virginia so we arent destrying the enviroment but people that hunt for fun and not for food are stupid killing a animal for no reason is just stupid it had a life just like any other person if it was a dangerous animal that was killed beacause of self defense i understand but killing just for the skin/head is stupid
How can people do this? Just kill an innocent living creature? They are just like you. They had dreams, a family, friends. A life. And your selfish action took that all away from them. That tiger could have been a father or mother. It's cubs could be alone, with no one to protect them from other people like you. Stop this, killing animals is wrong and cruel.
Im probably going to get down voted for this but tigers dont have the mental capacity to think like humans. Their entire thought process is devoted to surviving. Also fun fact the male tigers will usually kill any cubs they see so they can mate with the mother, this is the same for many animals. just my opinion though.
Load More Replies...I myself collect animal skins, but not for fun or beauty. I love nature, and when I see a dead animal, it makes me feel better to make it look as though it were still alive. I only collect animal skins that have been found already dead from natural cause, not hunted ones. I use the skins and bones to teach people about nature and how humans are ruining it. I would never kill any animal, but it makes me happy to know that the dead animal I just found is now being used to educate people and possibly even save thousands of other animals of that species. I have changed a lot of people’s perspectives about things. Everyone, everywhere: going to nature is going home. It breaks my heart to know that so many animals are extinct because of us. The last white rhino on earth just died in 2018. Many more animals are going extinct as we speak. Please, respect nature! I am gifted in talking to animals by mimicry, and can often understand them in return. I love living wild. Nature always wins.
Last male white rhino passed away in 2018
Do you mean in the wild ? there are many in protection of sanctuaries, as are the elephants !!!
No. Sadly, this one really was the last one in the world.
Load More Replies...Absolutely tragic to lose such a magnificent animal. Makes me wonder if all of the animals left for future generations will be of the smaller variety since the largest seem to have a hard time getting by in an increasingly human world.
Sharron Lynn Parsons- the last one died in captivity because of poachers: it was held in sanctuary and people broke in the place and poached for its tusks
i know that some zoos, ehich should be called sanctuaries, have them in a big space because they are going extinct
Dog shows like these are 100% just for the owners, the dogs themselves get nothing out of it and are likely just stressed and yelled at if they do something wrong
Many "pure-breeds" have major physical problems (like the pug) and inbreeds I agree, these dog shows are awful....petition for mutt shows anyone?
Load More Replies...This may true for a lot of people but not everyone. I have a friend who shows her dogs. They are first pets and show dogs second. They are healthy and happy. They enjoy being showed. They enjoy the attention and training for it and they are always rewarded with treats and attention. I know there are people who only care about the prizes and not their animals but that's not true for everyone.
I have always disagreed with dog shows, too bad the dogs aren't able to give their opinion, they also have at shows, a little off the subject, there are some breeding that should not happen, which is about money !!!
Purebred dogs are malformed and inbred for humans amusement, it’s sickening
Show dogs are the ideal dogs. Healthy and attractive. Great bloodlines. Not sure why poor breeding and unscrupulous breeders would malign these magnificent events.
Maybe the Marsupial wolf is still hiding in the depths of Taz? Hoping there is a large enough population to pop out and surprise us.
I hope they will never pop out, its better if they are alive without us knowing it, they'll instantly end up in some shitty zoo or another
Load More Replies...In 2016, the IUCN reclassified the species from "endangered" to "vulnerable".
Yes! But panda is still the most iconic symbol of being endangered I guess, most people associate pandas with being endangered, that's why I chose it. They are now vulnerable, but who knows they won't be endangered again in the future?
Load More Replies...Thank you to all firemen and other people who help them and other animals (and humans) who get stuck to get out
I have seen on t.v. this, but people usually save them, all I hope, is this due to loss of their habitat ? They are too close to the city !!!
In this situation, I assume they would have to somehow loosen the bolts to lift the grate. Perhaps City Utilities would be the ones to call. They would have the equipment. We have drains like this in my neighborhood. I keep my dogs away from them. The chihuahua is only 5 pounds, and is small enough to fall in.
It's a fact that many creatures in the ocean, are caught in fishing nets, suffer a slow death, then there is the plastic abundance, same thing, killing many creatures as they eat it or tangled with the nets as well !!!
People throw it in there with an "out of sight, out of mind" mindset
Load More Replies...More need to know about battery farming. We personally buy free range products and it makes me angry and sad to know that non - free range even exists. I'm sure that if people actually saw where their eggs came from they would change their minds.
This is why I grow my own chickens in a free and clean environment. Even farmers are amazed at how quickly they grow.
this is why i'm vegetarian... i don't know where the meat comes from, and even if it is a good place, the animals were here first. they should be above us. but no, we kill them because it tastes good.
The perks of having family on a farm, I know that the meat that I eat is from an animal that has lived a free life.
It is very sad that the animals have to suffer before being killed. First, they are raised as chicks in barns too full of them to even stretch their wings, then they are crammed into small crates for transport. Half of the chickens die on the way to the slaughterhouse because of suffocation from the chickens on top of them or are crushed to death from the weight. WHY, PEOPLE, WHY??!!!?
after being in a cage all her life she became a free range chicken and that makes me happy
Load More Replies...When you said that I heard the theme in my head 😆
Load More Replies...woah, more toxic then a COD online lobby much?
Load More Replies...I know I will get downvoted to hell, but the tail placement is too low. Tail nicking is not a thing in the Western style. There would normally be a cinch in front, not just the back strap (I don't ride western, but have been told it keeps the saddle from flipping up...why, god alone knows). Plus the saddle is too far back. As a side note, this horse looks fit, not thin, and the domesticated horse is very capable of carrying weight. You want to see suffering? check out The Brooke, they support working equids in the poorest nations whose families depend on them. Look up brick kiln donkeys in India. The f****d up life will shock you.
Yeah you are right about all the mistakes! As to the suffering, I didnt know what to make for this theme "breakable" and i reminded myself of "the spirit", the stallion that they wanted to break. It's a reference to this
Load More Replies...thats literally spirit from a movie where they were in fact trying to break his spirit
Load More Replies...The drawing has alot of mistakes. Missing a girth, tail placement too low and the halter is misshapen. But it is true that horses are broken in, abused and used for humanitys benefit. Ive seen the emotional damage wrong handling can do to a horse. I met one who one day just exploded, he had been a champion, no reduced to an emotional wreck. No human could go near without all of his defenses going up, rigid in his whole body, afraid to move or otherwise be punished.
This is why I'm a vegetarian. It breaks my heart to see animals grow up without mothers - or not grow up at all - due to cruelty like this.
There are many reasons why we Muslims don't eat pigs: the spiritual reason, the metaphorical reason, the health reason etc
And the Jews don’t either. Oh s**t, common ground. The health reason is the only one. Pork is very hard to keep stable after slaughter. It killed off so many people it became religious law. Your archaic book has zero science related facts. Just do what the last old guy did and call it god.
Load More Replies...Pigs are food. Farmers don't separate pigs from piglets to early. It would make no sense to put your profit in danger by letting the piglets starve. I grew up on a cattle farm. We never had pregnant cows. We bought the babies at auctions, castrated them and bottle fed them until we could turn them out to pasture
If is saw an animal in a hot car I would break the window and slash three of the persons tires, then I’d steal the animal, people who do this don’t deserve animals
I once had a Taekwondo teacher who would constantly leave the dojo for and instant to check on his dog who would come with him every class because she had separation anxiety. So cute!
Load More Replies...What about dogs left standing in a black, metal pickup truck bed when it's 100+ degrees? No one thinks twice about burning feet.
I offer a free window smashed when a animal and or child is locked in a car. Being in Australia it only takes a minute for it to become dangerous
I remember having a heated argument with a dog owner who put a poor puppy at the back of his pick up truck under the heat of the sun. He was insisting it was OK and I got more furious.
Yes. Pets are not christmas gifts! They are not a toy. If your child wants a pet, talk about it with the whole household and make sure they understand the responsibility, which comes with having a pet! There are too many "christmas gifts" who get dropped on the rode, because someone or other got bored with it or underestimated the workload.
Load More Replies...If a child wants a pet, their parents' should have a very long conversation about the responsibility, cost, and dedication it takes to have a dog, cat, fish (anything, really). Then the child should go to a shelter with their parents to choose a pet that works for everyone. If this situation happens to be around the holidays/a birthday in the family, I understand why a new addition to the family could be considered their gift.
having a "pet" ( I hate that word) is like having a kid, another part of the family you love unconditionally, that you take care of and look after, NOT a THING,NOT a gift, NOT an Ipad or PS4 or disposable object. Think long and hard about it then if you can commit go rescue.
queston how is that animal abuse im not trying to be mean but just how?
putting it in a box with no breathing holes or the fact that they probably can't commit even
Load More Replies...at least put holes in the box or actually adopt it on christmas
It's okay if the person who gave this as a gift quickly put the cat in there right before the person opened the gift.
but still, these people might not be prepared to have a pet.
Load More Replies...Ikizukuri - still alive when served
Oh my god... I had no idea this existed. What the hell is wrong with people? You want to eat something butchered alive? Then give your own child to the chief so he can prepare it. If you can't, then it should probably not exist for any other species.
just my personal opinion but i dont think fish are equal to human children...
Load More Replies...Sadly, this is a delicacy in China too. Drunk shrimp in wine! I was 7 at the time, and horrified. I grabbed all the shrimp, pretended to eat them, and tossed them back into the water. (The restaurant was built on a pier overlooking a lake.) I hope they survived...
I always hate to see this and there are so many videos of it. Putting the squid/octopus/fish in the hot oil or pan and it's still alive. So cruel.
There is also yin yang fish, which is eaten in China. The fish is scaled, gutted, and fried while still alive. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_Yang_fish
They make certain kinds of sushi with raw fish. But the fish is usually freshly caught, killed, cleaned, and sliced into tiny, thin pieces. Then they place that over prepared little circles made of rice and other stuff before it is brought to your table. Those I have tried. But, I refuse to eat something that is still alive, absolutely NOT!!! I DO NOT want to see a fish or any other thing to still be moving on my plate or in a bowl of soup (yes, they make soup with live marine animals in it, including one that has live octopi in it--people have been choked to death because they attach their suckers to the inside of your throat and suffocate you. Talk about payback.) No live food!!!
This is why we all must buy only cosmetics that are vegan and not tested on animals!
It is so cruel that we test products on animals. We're animals, technically, so would you test something potentially deadly on another human?
There are other ways to get rid of rats. I'm sure there are plenty of traps that leave the rats alive but trapped so you can release it back into the wild.
It's a portrait of my bald rat. There are bald rats its just a different breed.
Load More Replies...I don't understand people who want to put dead animal carcasses on their wall
It's to show off their hunting skills. It's a vanity. "I did this."
Load More Replies...Hunters are some of the best conservationists. These trophies represent ideal conditions and preservation of a species.
When the bulls are old, that's hamburger and stew meat comes from.
Load More Replies...They have to have c-sections, too. How fawked is that?
Load More Replies...No not at all. As some one who has worked with cattle and livestock this is in no way naturally correct. I do know some companies use drugs or medicine to get a lean muscle, but I have never seen anything to this extent in person. There may be some sick people who do this to their livestock but it is not common.
Load More Replies...i read a book (black beauty) where forcing the horses heads up and making them look high was popular this just reminded me of it
I read it as a young child. It sure opened my eyes about animal cruelty.
Load More Replies...This breaks my heart. Here in the USA, in New York City, they use horses to give people carriage rides in certain places. These poor horses are forced to pull heavy carriages. They have to inhale the fumes from all the taxis and cars. and if they fall down they are beaten to try and get them back up. And they are used this way until the day they fall down and can't get back up anymore. I hate to think about what happens to them after that. I and many others have signed petitions to get this cruel form of entertainment shut down. And there have been protesters on the ground there in NY as well. THIS MUST STOP!!!!!
you are absolutely correct about the carriage horses but in the book "talking to animals", you gain a new insight about all of it and if you read the book, you'll know not all of them treat their horses badly, for some, this is a second chance. most of them only drive in the park now and not on the streets, and it's important to know some of the people who own and use horses in new york for carriages are bad. please read the book, its really good and it makes you realize a lot of things.
Load More Replies...it doesn't matter the breed any horse can be broke to drive a cart. my mini drives a cart.
Load More Replies...This reminds me of one movie I watched as a kid. It was about this forest worker who gets shrunken and finds out that there is a little society protecting the forest. What was it called?
Ohhh are you talking about FernGully? I was thinking about that while making this :)
Load More Replies...I still have the DVD of Ferngully too!! In the end, the forest worker realizes his mistakes and wanted to help frengully right??
Mommy's little boi
People shouldn't put clothes on any animals, especially ones that might have trouble regulating body heat
You do have a point but when it comes to pets it is okay to put them in a sweater for the cold
Load More Replies...As someone who clothes their dog (when needed) I can confidently say that there is no excuse to clothe a reptile and no excuse to clothe any other animal in that kind of clothing. If you are dressing you animal it needs to be because of something, (no, because it’s cute doesn’t count as a reason) or else it’s just needlessly stressful to the poor critter
If the animal is okay with it, it's fine, but if not, then no.
Load More Replies...I just borrowed a little sweater and a little t-shirt from my Mom because I had to groom my dog last week. I know you shouldn't necessarily do that in the winter, but she's a Lhasa Apso so I kind of had to. She's a rescue dog, she's been with me for about 5 years now. I had never put clothing on an animal before, but she loves them. She will practically jump right into them. But, if I go somewhere and leave her wearing one...lol...when I get back she's so happy to see me that she will start to dance, wag her tail and then wiggle right out of it. It's adorable. But, winter is probably the only time I would put clothes on her.
Yes - this is the exact opposite of sustainable. This way of fishing is supposed to be illegal in most places because of how bad it is for the ecosystem, but that hasn't stopped a lot of people from doing it anyway.
Load More Replies...Aquaculture, when done properly, can alleviate the strain on the wild catch. Sadly sustainability doesn't seem to be important to those in power.
Metal snares are terrible! They cut through the skin to the bone and often suffer for over 26 hours before the Hunter comes to kill it. Soft snares don’t hurt at all. Way more humane.
If you're going to run for president, you are going to have to learn how to spell. *unacceptable.
Load More Replies...Beavers can clear out a stand of trees fairly rapidly. This beaver is looking at this tree like it's the only one in the woods. Btw, American forests are regenerating faster than ever to due thoughtful logging laws.
But not thoughtful enough, yet. Also, this one tree stump is symbolic of an entire forest being wiped out. At first, clearing out a few trees for timber or land may not seem like a bad idea, and in small amounts, it may not have a huge effect. However, take a look at any history book. There's always something about major deforestation problems somewhere in there. Or statistics on rainforest loss. Or Haiti (it used to be lush forests but look at it now). We are currently wiping out forests faster than they can grow back, and much faster than any beaver colony. By cutting down forests without giving them time to grow back, we are effectively destroying the planet we call home. In short, this symbolic picture sends a clear message: STOP CUTTING DOWN TREES SO FAST!
Load More Replies...yeah but people cutting down trees near their habitat is reducing the amount they can use for their dam/den
Load More Replies...This is when a radioactive squirrel reaches enormous size and terrorizes Tokyo. 😁
I don't really get this one. I live in a place where there are A LOT of deer and yes it's very sad when they get hit, but it can't always be helped and it's often just as dangerous for the person who hit them as for the deer. They often run right out in front or towards the car and there isn't any way to avoid it. And it's said that it's like hitting a brick wall and people are often injured or killed. So it's sad but I wouldn't equate it with animal cruelty considering people don't typically hit them on purpose.
You'd be surprised how many animals are hit on purpose. My aunt ran over a turtle on purpose. And my grandfather tried to run over our neighbor's dog just because he hated our neighbors.
Load More Replies...I too live where there are a lot of deer and have vacationed where there are many moose (like Alaska and Canada) and it's almost impossible not to hit one once you realize your paths are going to collide. My niece even had one run into HER and totaled her car (broke the deer's neck). It's a hazard all drivers watch out for around here because not only does the deer usually lose their life, your car receives major damage, and you can be killed. I agree it's not right that we are encroaching upon their territory and I, personally, love seeing them in the wild, but I would only consider this intentional cruelty if the deer was not dead and was not put down, but allowed to lie there and suffer. I also have to agree with Ol Loi that there are plenty of people out there who run over animals on purpose, like squirrels, cats, dogs, turtles, and anything else they can make a target of and play chicken with!
I hit a squirrel one time, not on purpose, of course. That was close to 40 years ago, and I still feel guilty. I just can't imagine people doing it on purpose.
Load More Replies...Sometimes you can only hit them, if you try to swerve you have a higher chance of driving into a ditch or worse
this one isn't that much of animal because the deer are being over populated
in very rare cases they will. If the charge is strong enough.
Load More Replies...Apparently squirrels eating the wires is a cause of the majority of power outages in the USA, I know this isn't portraying that but it's a real issue and the animals themselves cause it. Learned all this one day last summer when a neighborhood squirrel chewed the lines to my house and the electric repairmen tossed the still smoking remains down into my trash.
Hello Oliwia, I like so much your drawings ! I write at this moment a book on the animal suffering and I would like to know if you'll be ok if I put some of your drawings on my book ? Thanks for your answer :)
You should probably and try to find their other socials and dm them.. I doubt they check bp often (since it’s been a year)
Load More Replies...Thank you for using your talent and time to speak up on a topic like this one.
I love this concept and the work that you've put in! Thank you for sharing
Didn't agree with all of the context but enjoyed all of the artwork. Well done!
You have inspired me to paint or draw daily through the month of February! Thank you!
if i had money i would pay for commissions, if you do them, and if i wasnt bat s**t poor.
Thank you for using your talent and time to speak up on a topic like this one.
I love this concept and the work that you've put in! Thank you for sharing
Didn't agree with all of the context but enjoyed all of the artwork. Well done!
You have inspired me to paint or draw daily through the month of February! Thank you!
if i had money i would pay for commissions, if you do them, and if i wasnt bat s**t poor.
