Performance artist ‘eats corgi’
Performance artist Mark McGowan has eaten what he claims was a cooked corgi in a protest over the Royal Family’s treatment of animals.
McGowan performed the stunt on London radio station Resonance FM, and shared his meal with fellow guest Yoko Ono.
"To me it was, as an art piece, exhilarating," he said after the show.
The artist’s protest concerned the alleged mistreatment of a fox during a hunt led by Prince Philip in January. The RSPCA said the fox did not suffer.
McGowan, who is a vegetarian, said he wanted his unusual meal to raise awareness about "the RSPCA’s inability to prosecute Prince Philip and his friends".
"We love our animals in Britain. Why is it then that we then allow people - especially people who are supposed to be ambassadors for this country - to treat animals with such disrespect?"
The corgi, which died at a breeding farm, was minced and cooked with apple, onion and seasoning.
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Posted: May 31st, 2007
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