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MURWILLUMBAH, Australia, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A pair of Britons are being charged with animal cruelty in Australia for slaughtering and eating a rat on TV show "I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!"
Authorities said Gino D'Acampo, a TV chef and winner of the reality show, and actor Stuart Manning beheaded a rat for use in a risotto during the ninth season of series without obtaining official permission to slaughter the animal, The (Sydney) Times reported Tuesday.
The two men are scheduled to appear in a Murwillumbah court Feb. 3 on animal cruelty charges. They could each face up to three years in prison if convicted.
"The allegation is that an animal was cruelly treated on the set," said Chief Inspector David O'Shannessy of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. "There is a code of conduct in NSW (New South Wales) that dictates how animals can be used. The killing of a rat for a performance is not acceptable."
O'Shannessy said investigators have not ruled out charges against the network that produces "Celebrity," ITV.
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