James Ryan, CEO of Grove Gallery which sells Banksy originals and prints, told BBC London he initially thought the works had “politically charged and motivated messages, so the goat – references to Palestine and Gaza, and then the wolf crying for help – some kind of persecution”.
Some of the works were removed shortly after appearing, while one, a howling wolf sprayed on a satellite dish in Peckham, south-east London, was seemingly stolen.
Two others were removed by London authorities – a silhouette of a cat on a billboard in Cricklewood was taken down for safety reasons, and a City of London Police sentry box which had piranhas painted on it was moved so it could be viewed safely.
