ITV Fined For Gino D’Acampo “I’m A Celebrity” Rat Risotto
Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, February 11th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Not So Vegetarian, Reality TV.
ITV has been fined $3,000 for a rat eating incident that occurred on last season’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here, according to BBC News.
The incident involved celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo cooking rat risotto and eating it with actor Stuart Manning.
Not exactly the kind of risotto Russell Simmons enjoys, that’s for sure.
The fine was issued by Australian Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), which issued a statement through chief inspector David O’Shannessy.
“The animal was killed for a TV show, that’s not appropriate.”
A spokesman for ITV said, “ITV has apologised for the mistake which led to this incident.”
“The production was unaware that killing a rat could be an offence, criminal or otherwise in New South Wales, and accepts that further inquiries should have been made.”
I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here features stars surviving in the jungle, competing for money for their favorite charity.
More often than not, similar reality TV shows have contestants killing and eating what they find in the wild or simply eating what would be consider repulsive food for challenges or entertainment.
The fine issued to ITV may change the future of how contestants eat to “survive.”
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