Animal rights protestors have vandalized of King Charles III just weeks after it was unveiled. Several members of the nonprofit organization Animal Rising approach the portrait with paint rollers in hand in posted to on June 11. During the short clip, one member promptly covers King Charles' head with the face of a popular animated character: Wallace from the British comedy franchise "Wallace and Gromit.
" Meanwhile, a second member gets to work attaching a quote bubble that reads, "No cheese, Gromit. Look at all this cruelty on RSPCA farms!” Laughter can be heard in the background. Animal Rising, a group that focuses on advocacy for animals, nature and climate justice, posted the following caption alongside the video.
"BREAKING: No Cheese Gromit! King Charles Portrait Redecorated @RoyalFamily," the group wrote. "Find out why King Charles, Patron of the RSPCA should ask them to drop the Assured Scheme." King Charles is a royal patron of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
TODAY.com has reached out the RSPCA for comment. Two Animal Rising supporters visited the Philip Mould Gallery in London for this demonstration, which called attention to Animal Rising’s “damning investigation” of 45 RSPCA “assured” farms.
The Animal Rising report alleges 280 legal breaches and 94 breaches of Defra (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) regulations on 45 UK farms that house pigs, chickens, trout and salmon. “With King Charles being su.
