
Mr Draws is an artist with a conscience and once in a while his activist streak comes out, in particular when it comes to cows, their welfare and, I guess, the eating of them. One doesn’t need to be a vegan or vegetarian to support his views, especially around the custodianship of livestock.

In this stark piece, Mr Draws has painted the word ‘Humane?’ with a cow hide pattern (although with spots like that it is most likely a dairy cow), and a bleeding cut sliced through the letters. The message is loud and clear, and I applaud Mr Draws for bringing animal rights/welfare issues to our walls. Protest and activism is one of the vibrant strands of graffiti and street art and pretty much always has been.