Get Me Out of Here: Rat-killing celebs face jail
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December 7, 2009, Monday
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TWO stars of the "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" television show have been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly killing and cooking a rat to eat during filming.
Chef Gino D'Acampo, who won the viewer-feedback contest series, and actor Stuart Manning were charged after animal welfare activists lodged a complaint about a segment of the British TV program, which was filmed in Australia, the activists and British media reported yesterday.
New South Wales state police said yesterday that two men, aged 33 and 30, were charged with animal cruelty for acts in connection to the program but did not give names or other details. They have been asked to appear in court to face the charge on February 3. The maximum penalty is three years in prison.
The performers and ITV, the network that produces the show, did not immediately respond to inquiries about the incident.
"The killing of a rat for a performance is not acceptable. The concern is this was done purely for the cameras," David O'Shannessy from the New South Wales RSPCA told the British Broadcasting Corp.
Chef Gino D'Acampo, who won the viewer-feedback contest series, and actor Stuart Manning were charged after animal welfare activists lodged a complaint about a segment of the British TV program, which was filmed in Australia, the activists and British media reported yesterday.
New South Wales state police said yesterday that two men, aged 33 and 30, were charged with animal cruelty for acts in connection to the program but did not give names or other details. They have been asked to appear in court to face the charge on February 3. The maximum penalty is three years in prison.
The performers and ITV, the network that produces the show, did not immediately respond to inquiries about the incident.
"The killing of a rat for a performance is not acceptable. The concern is this was done purely for the cameras," David O'Shannessy from the New South Wales RSPCA told the British Broadcasting Corp.
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