Artist eats Corgi in Royal Protest

Post by **faceless** » Thu May 31, 2007 2:36 pm

Artist eats corgi to protest royals
Wednesday, May 30, 2007

A performance artist ate a corgi live on radio on Tuesday night in protest at a hunt lead by Prince Philip. Mark McGowan said the meal was to highlight the alleged mistreatment of a fox which was shot on the Queen's Sandringham estate in January. The corgi, which is a breed favoured by the Queen, died at a breeding farm and was specially prepared for the 37-year-old on the London-based arts station 104.4 Resonance FM.

McGowan, whose earlier work includes rolling 64km (40miles) head over heels from London to Hertfordshire, said: 'I know some people will find this offensive and tasteless but I am doing this to raise awareness about the RSPCA's inability to prosecute Prince Philip and his friends for shooting a fox.'

The RSPCA said: 'An independent post-mortem examination found the fox died from gunshot wounds – and there was no evidence of other injury.' Poorva Joshipura, director of Peta's European arm, said: 'It is high time the royals joined the rest of us who are opposed to cruelty to animals.' Mr McGowan has previously eaten a swan to protest against the royal family's cruelty (pictured), and also one nailed his feet to a gallery wall.

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How peculiar.

Bat · Post by **Bat** » Thu May 31, 2007 2:38 pm

An odd bod if ever there was one.

Brown Sauce · Post by **Brown Sauce** » Thu May 31, 2007 3:41 pm

an odd vegetarian.

SpursFan1902 · Post by **SpursFan1902** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:47 pm

Has stuff like this ever worked? I am not saying do nothing, but how does eating the Queens fav canine stop her husband from shooting a fox?

Kezza · Post by **Kezza** » Thu May 31, 2007 9:20 pm

As a dog owner, this guy immediately turns me off. I didn't even bother to read his arguments as to why he did it.

There are certainly more productive ways to get one's point across than eating a dog in protest.

I might have been open to listening to his point of view, but not now.

Post by **Skylace** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:04 am

Kezza wrote:As a dog owner, this guy immediately turns me off. I didn't even bother to read his arguments as to why he did it.

There are certainly more productive ways to get one's point across than eating a dog in protest.

I might have been open to listening to his point of view, but not now.

I think you pretty much summed up for me as well Kezza.

Post by **eefanincan** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:26 am

And me as well.

girldorksrule · Post by **girldorksrule** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:09 am

SpursFan1902 wrote:Has stuff like this ever worked? I am not saying do nothing, but how does eating the Queens fav canine stop her husband from shooting a fox?

Agreed. What a stupid way to protest.

alan1254 · Post by **alan1254** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:18 pm

im apaulled, you cant eat a corgi !!, its all stringy and bits always get stuck between your teeth best to stick with something meaty like a big poodle but everyone has their own taste

Brown Sauce · Post by **Brown Sauce** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:59 pm

The fact that it is being discussed here there and everywhere else, says that this has worked.

SpursFan1902 · Post by **SpursFan1902** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:28 pm

Brown Sauce wrote:The fact that it is being discussed here there and everywhere else, says that this has worked.

But we are not fox hunters (at least not this week - we are kinda thin on foxes here on the beach!). Hopefully the royal family is having the same discussion we are.

Post by **Skylace** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:18 pm

Brown Sauce wrote:The fact that it is being discussed here there and everywhere else, says that this has worked.

I was against fox hunting before this. All this made me do is be upset by his actions. Nothing more.

Lostinthestates · Post by **Lostinthestates** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:26 pm

But the dog was dead anyway - and what is the difference between a dog and a pig?

Post by **Skylace** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:38 pm

Lostinthestates wrote:But the dog was dead anyway - and what is the difference between a dog and a pig?

I understand that point. And I know that dog is eaten in other countries. And I'll be honest, I don't eat pig often at all for the same reason.

I just think you can make a statement in a lot of better ways then eating a dog that died at a breeders.

luke · Post by **luke** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:51 pm

Lostinthestates wrote:But the dog was dead anyway - and what is the difference between a dog and a pig?

the taste

Skylace wrote:I understand that point. And I know that dog is eaten in other countries. And I'll be honest, I don't eat pig often at all for the same reason.

in a way its better to eat that dog than say a pig thats been kept all its life cramped up in some warehouse

Skylace wrote:I just think you can make a statement in a lot of better ways then eating a dog that died at a breeders.

how would you have done it? i mean, this kinda crazy stuff gets in the media - its got us talking, although its kinda pointless subject really - most people are against it anyway, its only a minority of rich tally ho folk who are still for it, and certain farmers

but anyone who thought the royals were ever going to stop shooting animals is crazy