Protesting the fox hunt by.....eating a dog??

[JenBKR]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18937826/?GT1=9951

Artist eats Corgi to protest British royals’ fox hunt; Yoko Ono also tastes it


Man eats dog in protest
May 30: Mark McGowan sat down at a table in the middle of a busy street in London and ate a cooked dog in a protest against the royal family.

Updated: 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
LONDON - A British artist has eaten chunks of a Corgi dog, the breed favored by Queen Elizabeth II, live on radio to protest against the royal family's treatment of animals.

Mark McGowan, 37, said he ate "about three bites" of the dog meat, cooked with apples, onions and seasoning, to highlight what he called Prince Philip's mistreatment of a fox during a hunt by the Queen's husband in January.

"It was pretty disgusting," McGowan said of the meal, which he ate while appearing on a London radio station on Tuesday. Yoko Ono, another guest on the show, also tried the meat.

"I've never tasted anything like it — it was grey and had a very funny smell. It was horrible," McGowan told Reuters.

McGowan said he was angry that the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of which the royal family is a patron, had not prosecuted Prince Philip for hunting and killing the fox. The RSPCA said the fox did not suffer.

Corgis are the favored dogs of the queen, who has owned more than 30 of them during her reign.


The dog died of natural causes at a Corgi breeder and was prepared and cooked by others for McGowan.

McGowan is well known for his outlandish performance stunts. He ate a swan in another protest against the queen. Swans are protected by the monarchy.

[critter crazy]

That makes no sense at all!!!! eating a dog, in protest??? WTH!!! Then I read he has also eaten a Swan in protest as well??? This guy is a flamming Idiot!!!

[jackie]

That makes me feel physically ill.

[CathyBogart]

That's an odd way to protest, for sure. 0-o

[king2005]

Odd yes, but his words will be heard now.
The dog died of natural causes, so it doesn't bother me at all.

However I have no issues with people eatting dogs where its food.... meats meat. Here in North America its a crime as a dog is not a food item, so I'll be against killing a dog for meat here.

[IRescue452]

No kidding it didn't taste good. It was probably 16 years old. What a strage way to protest, but at least the dog didn't die for the cause, it died on its own.