Katiedoodlelou

This project started with the muzzle law passed for XL Bullies, which I’ve always been against. To say all of a breed of dog is inherently bad is so wrong, I know many people with bullies, pitbulls and staffs that say they’re naturally loving, gentle dogs.

Now, i understand that if a dog has a history of violence, is particularly nervous and prone to reacting violently, a muzzle is necessary however i find it cruel to muzzle a dog, when they are otherwise perfectly well behaved.

Imagine living your life, enjoying yourself, minding your own business, and one day you wake up, expecting your day to go just as it always has done since the day you were born, you go to start your morning stroll only to have someone put a small cage like contraction over your face. Bit odd that isn’t it, and why did this happen to you? Because someone else has attacked someone…. Not particularly fair.

It was a pretty simple concept, but as i began thinking about the theme, it sort of grew, it developed more into feeling silenced, not just by an outside source, but by yourself. Perhaps you’re worried about something, but dont want to upset the person its about. Or maybe you just want to bottle it all up. Not healthy, but i know it’s easily done, because as soon as you voice the problem, it becomes real, and that’s terrifying. So there’s things your feeling, and this internal scream begin to build, your self inflicted muzzle is securely in place. At first it almost is a comfort, you cant hurt yourself or anyone else now. But eventually it hurts, you’re hurting. You dont understand why you’re hurting, so you fight it even more, you become frustrated, angry, lashing out, loosing touch. Almost feral. The only way you’ll come back to your senses, back to yourself, is to take off the restraints. And scream.