Piglets left to starve as part of controversial art exhibition stolen

The piglets had been on show as part of And Now You care by the artist Marco Evaristti (Scanpix via AP)

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.

Chilean-born Marco Evaristti said he had been aiming to raise awareness of the suffering caused by mass meat production with his art installation that opened last week in Copenhagen.