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| Celebrity winner faces rat charge | Celebrity winner faces rat charge |
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| I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! winner Gino D'Acampo and Stuart Manning face charges of animal cruelty after cooking and eating a rat in the show. | I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! winner Gino D'Acampo and Stuart Manning face charges of animal cruelty after cooking and eating a rat in the show. |
| The RSPCA in New South Wales, Australia, said it was "not acceptable" that a rat had been killed by the pair as part of a performance. | The RSPCA in New South Wales, Australia, said it was "not acceptable" that a rat had been killed by the pair as part of a performance. |
| Police confirmed they had issued court attendance notices for 3 February 2010. | Police confirmed they had issued court attendance notices for 3 February 2010. |
| The Italian chef and actor ate the rat after they were "exiled" and reduced to rations of rice and beans on the show. | The Italian chef and actor ate the rat after they were "exiled" and reduced to rations of rice and beans on the show. |
| D'Acampo, 33, told the show's video diary room, the Bush Telegraph: "I saw one of these rats running around. I got a knife, I got its throat, I picked it up." | D'Acampo, 33, told the show's video diary room, the Bush Telegraph: "I saw one of these rats running around. I got a knife, I got its throat, I picked it up." |
| The "exiled" group, including 30-year-old Manning, ate the rat as part of a meal. | The "exiled" group, including 30-year-old Manning, ate the rat as part of a meal. |
| Ch Insp David Oshannessy, from the RSPCA in New South Wales, told BBC Radio 5 live there was a "code of practice" which dictated how animals could be used in theatrical productions and films. | |
| "The killing of a rat for a performance is not acceptable. The concern is this was done purely for the cameras," he said. | |
| 'Ongoing' | |
| The charity sends staff whenever animals are used for filmed or live performances, he said, and so had been in contact with the programme's producers before the rat was killed. | The charity sends staff whenever animals are used for filmed or live performances, he said, and so had been in contact with the programme's producers before the rat was killed. |
| "Production staff have to summit a notification form to the RSPCA or Animal Welfare League - both are charged with responsibilities under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. | |
| "But we received no pre-notice or advice this segment was going to occur, it happened on a day no animals were featuring in production, so we didn't have an officer there," he said. | |
| Inquiries were "very much ongoing" and the RSPCA was not "ruling out" further charges against the production company ITV, he added. | |
| A spokesman added: "Police from Murwillumbah yesterday issued field court attendance notices to two men aged 30 and 33 for the offence of animal cruelty. | |
| "They are due to attend court at Murwillumbah local court on 3 February 2010." | "They are due to attend court at Murwillumbah local court on 3 February 2010." |
| ITV was unavailable for comment. | ITV was unavailable for comment. |