Esau. Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 London - A British artist and Yoko Ono ate a corgi dog, famous for being Queen Elizabeth II's favourite breed, in protest on Tuesday after a group including her husband Prince Philip allegedly killed a fox earlier this year. Mark McGowan, who has previously eaten a swan as part of a performance art show, tucked into the dog alongside 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. 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 offence had taken place in January, when the incident took 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. http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 And Yoko's singing voice sounds like she was killing a cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayr Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 And Yoko's singing voice sounds like she was killing a cat.Maybe this will level everything out for her!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 good one Jaimoe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Jesus Christ. I think that is by far the dumbest thing I have ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Jesus Christ. I think that is by far the dumbest thing I have ever read.Aside from Rich Stadium of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Thank you!I was wondering when someone with an ounce of sense (and probably a meat eater) would call this one out.You hunted my fox, so I am going to eat a dead dog!WTF is wrong with people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 "A very misunderstood artist and the Beatles would have broken up anyway." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popo weenie Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 looks like a dog may as well eat onesick sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 hey, we're talking about it ... i wonder if one serves a shiraz or a chardonnay with corgi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 You hunted my fox, so I am going to eat a dead dog!WTF is wrong with people?Which people? The privileged elite who kill (and, some would say, torture) for entertainment, or the ones who protest against it by engaging in a harmless (the corgi wasn't killed by humans, it died) act that some would consider tasteless simply because the animals are considered cute? The fact that the privileged elite that were the subject of this protest also are known for favouring the breed that was eaten adds to the poignancy. Remember that this was a protest, and is designed/intended to shock and promote discussion and press coverage.I doubt, however, that it'll change many minds.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Well it did shock and promote discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Fox hunting is a tradition...Corgi eating is not..........What's next...Yoko going on hunting tour...she gonna eat a house cat because we club baby seals or shoot deer with cross-bows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Tradition?Jesus Christ. I think that is by far the dumbest thing I have ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 All bloodsports are dumb and inhumane no matter what Michael Vick thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Tradition?Jesus Christ. I think that is by far the dumbest thing I have ever read. Come on Booche, for just over 400 years people have been hunting fox (eg: The Fox Hunt tradition). Asian cultures have only been eating dogs for a couple thousand, give or take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) Like CBC says..."The Tradition Continues...."Ha!!! Never thought about that dog eating tradition though...Nevermind...Yoko eat as much dead dog as you like. I guess it saves landfill. Edited May 30, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 are you now refering to the sens choking tradition then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Emery only eats cockroaches.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Which people?The privilidged elite who protest one form of an atrocity, but support others in the same vien.Ever seen those awesome shots of Yoko in the lavish fur coat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Heather Mills must have something to say about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) Heather Mills must have something to say about this. Watchit ... Yoko just might eat Heather's other leg!!! :D Does Larry King think that his caressing her leg is turning her on? Edited May 30, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I'm trying to remember the French performance artist who had herself shot to make some point or other, but all my google searches keep turning up blanks. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 mmmm... privileged elite... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimafleck: the living legend. Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Oh Yoko.get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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