Animal rights activists place cartoon stickers on King Charles' latest portrait
Animal rights activists protested animal abuse on farms on Tuesday by pasting a big image of the well-known animated character 'Wallace' over the first official portrait of Britain's King Charles since his accession.Campaign organization Animal Rising captured footage of two supporters approaching the portrait in London's Philip Mould gallery, overlaying the king's visage with a large cartoon image of Wallace from the "Wallace and Gromit" animated comedy franchise.?
They also placed a big speech bubble that read: "No cheese, Gromit. Look at all the cruelty on RSPCA farms!"
Why did the animal activists stick cartoon faces on King Charles' portrait??
Animal Rising stated that the supporters' activities were intended to highlight cruelty on farms granted "Assured" status, which guarantees improved welfare standards, by the RSPCA animal charity, of which Charles is a patron.The RSPCA was not impressed.?
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"We are appalled by the damage of His Majesty King, our Patron's image. We welcome scrutiny of our work, but we cannot tolerate any form of illegal activity," said an RSPCA spokesman, adding that the charity treated any complaints against its Assured-certified farms seriously.
Which attack happened last month??
This is the latest attack by activists on British artwork. Last month, climate protestors attempted to shatter a case containing an original Magna Carta document in the British Library, and in October, they dumped soup on Vincent van Gogh's artwork "Sunflowers" in London's National Gallery.?
Daniel Juniper, one of the two activists involved, stated on the group's website: "With King Charles being such a big fan of Wallace and Gromit, we couldn't think of a better way to draw his attention to the horrific scenes on RSPCA Assured farms."
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He was hoping that Charles would "seriously reconsider if he wants to be associated with the awful suffering across farms being endorsed by the RSPCA."?
How did the Buckingham Palace react??
Buckingham Palace stated it had no comments. Animal Rising stated that its posters would be easily removed without causing damage to the painting.?
The picture of Charles by artist Jonathan Yeo elicited varied reactions after its exhibition last month, with some criticizing its brilliant red colour.
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