A British artist ate a corgi dog, famous for being Queen Elizabeth II's favorite breed, on May 29 in protest after a group including her husband Prince Philip allegedly killed a fox in January this year.
Mark McGowan, who once ate a swan as part of a performance art show, tucked into the dog alongside Yoko Ono, the widow of ex-Beatle John Lennon, live on a London radio station.
"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 shooting a fox earlier this year, letting it struggle for life for five minutes and then beating it to death with a stick," he said.
PHOTO: AFP
The RSPCA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is in charge of handing over evidence to British prosecutors in cases where they believe acts of cruelty to animals have been committed.
They said they found "no evidence" that any offense had taken place.
"An independent post-mortem examination was carried out and found that the fox died from gunshot wounds — and no evidence of other injury or trauma was found," it said in a statement.
"The only witness who could have supported the version of events reported in some sections of the media refused to give a statement."
McGowan said the dog, which died at a breeding farm, tasted "really, really disgusting," and added that Ono "looked a bit strange" as she also tasted the dog.
The queen has owned more than 30 corgis during her reign, which started in 1952, and currently owns four.(AFP)
英國一名藝術家五月二十九日大啖女王伊莉莎白二世最鍾愛的犬種柯基犬，藉此抗議女王夫婿菲利浦親王等一行人今年一月獵殺狐狸的行為。
曾在一場表演藝術展上吃天鵝肉的馬克．麥高恩，這回在倫敦某電台現場節目中大啖狗肉，前「披頭四」主唱約翰．藍儂的遺孀小野洋子也在旁作陪。
他說：「我知道有人會覺得這個舉動令人反感也不得體，但我希望藉此喚起大眾注意「英國皇家反虐待動物協會」的無能。菲利浦親王今年初和一票好友去打獵，射中狐狸後，竟讓牠痛苦掙扎了五分鐘再用木棍打死，但「英國皇家反虐待動物協會」卻未告發這種行為。」
只要是虐待動物的殘忍行為，「英國皇家反虐待動物協會」就有責任向英國檢察官舉證。
該協會表示，「並無證據」顯示有任何觸法行為。
他們在一項聲明中表示：「獨立驗屍報告結果顯示，那隻狐狸是死於槍傷，身上並未發現其他外傷。」
「唯一能證實部份媒體對此事件說法的目擊者，拒絕發表聲明。」
馬克．麥高恩表示，這隻死於養殖場的狗吃起來「真的非常噁心」，他還說，小野洋子也嚐了一口，但「表情有點怪怪的」。
伊莉莎白女王二世自一九五二年登基以來，已養過三十多隻柯基犬，目前則養了四隻。
（法新社／翻譯：林倩如）
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