Gino D'Acampo Faces RSPCA Quiz

23 November 2009

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Gino D'Acampo will be quizzed by an animal protection group after killing and cooking a rat for his hungry campmates.

The chef took action as the 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' contestants currently living in Exile Camp struggled with their basic rations, trapping the creature and serving it up as dinner but now faces questioning by Australia's Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals (RSPCA).

A spokesperson for the RSPCA said: "We will look into this and see if there is a cruelty case to answer. We will need to find out if the rat was killed humanely.

We will look into this and see if there is a cruelty case to answer

"There are also rules and regulations about animals being killed for TV filming."

After serving the rat, the campmates were amazed to discover they enjoyed the dish.

Gino said afterwards: "It's not done by choice but it's done because we need it. We need some kind of protein; we need some kind of flavour.

"I was so proud that none of them said anything. They ate it, they loved it and it is a fantastic experience they will never forget."