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Rabid Controlby ~sethness

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Thailand is proposing that, to ensure that Rabies does not return to Phuket (which has been Rabies-free since 1993), all pets arriving in Phuket must have a "passport" certifying that they have received a Rabies vaccination within the past 21 days, and the pets must also be "chipped" (implanted with radio-frequency ID chips).

Fine, fine, go for the documentation and vaccination... but why the RFID chips?

To spoof the concept, a Phuket newspaper had me create an editorial cartoon showing foreign pets doing a rabies visa-run and getting their rabies passports checked. The assignment was "make this look as silly as you can."

Calling it "rabid control" was my idea.

Like all my illustrations, the newspaper bought one-time publication rights with regional exclusivity during the next 6 months.

The price was, as always, 2,000 Thai baht (roughly US$70) per illustration, which would be a bit lame if I were living in New York or Tokyo, but affords me a decent living in cheaper locales.

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~Art-vs-Slavery Nov 16, 2008

Hey there
I've started a new project to improve the focus and attention to the New World Order idea and conspirancies.
Please take a look at it and join if you want to.

!Exzentrizitat Mar 21, 2008

You've done an excellent job creating a convincing mockery of the subject! Depicting the officials appointed for and performing this task as well,lively uniforms/suits is really effective.I especially love how their eyes are covered by their hats,concealing any emotion making them appear even more as drones or just a bit sociopathic (ouch,sorry that was a really harsh attack wasn't it!).
Anyway...The dogs & cats also posess adorably sad expressions."Rabid Control" is the ideal title,plus it could serve as a sufficient descripton for the nature of many government practices/systems.

Before i say too much...excellent work,well drawn & good cross-hatching!

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