But then in the middle of everything, the horse meat scandal broke in Western
Europe. Horse meat was found in Taco Bell’s beef tacos and in Ikea Swedish
meatballs. Interpol investigated and local police seized the tainted meat
products.
“When the horsemeat scandal broke in January 2013, my world changed.
I was outraged,” says Hansen.
“One of the major occupational hazards for an artist is falling in love with their
models,” he says. “I was no different and fell in love with my twenty-two
rescues.”