The activists were criticising the welfare standards of RSPCA "assured farm" status, with King Charles being a patron of the charity. This follows a report from Animal Rising, saying its members visited farms that had won the RSPCA Assured stamp of approval and found animal cruelty on each one. The first official portrait of King Charles III has been vandalized by a group of British animal rights activists.
Activists from Animal Rising, a non-violent organization campaigning for an “urgent transition to a sustainable and just plant-based food system”, pasted posters of the Wallace and Gromit animation film series on the painting of the monarch. They said they had “ ” the portrait by Jonathan Yeo in the Philip Mould Gallery in London, which was unveiled last month. It is the first since his coronation, and drew .
The sovereign's face was covered by a poster featuring the face of Wallace's character, accompanied by a speech bubble that read: “No cheese, Gromit. Look at all this cruelty on RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) farms!” The activists were criticising the welfare standards of RSPCA "assured farm" status, with King Charles being a patron of the RSPCA. In a statement provided to British newspaper The Telegraph, an Animal Rising activist explained: “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! Even thoug.
