I’m A Celebrity: Gino D’Acampo charged with animal cruelty after killing a rat
I’m A Celebrity’s King Of The Jungle Gino D’Acampo was faced with charges of animal cruelty, after he killed a rat and cooked it for his fellow camp mates.
Gino was reportedly questioned by Aussie RSPCA as soon as he emerged from the jungle, who wanted more details on how and why he killed the rat. ITV bosses are also being grilled, as experts try to ascertain if the rat was a wild native animal or a tame one introduced specifically for the bushtucker trials.
A show insider told The News Of The World: “There were rats used for the Bushtucker Trials and they were as tame as hamsters. They were used to human contact and not afraid like wild ones who would run away. The killing made for dramatic TV. But it’s likely the animal was one of the trial rats.
“It raises question marks about the show. What celebrity is going to risk appearing if they face getting nicked at the end of it.”
Last night ITV bosses confirmed the rumour saying: “Australian RSPCA are currently looking into an incident in which a rat was killed in the camp.”
Gino was said to be in a state of fear as he has a previous burglary conviction and was worried that another charge may prevent him from leaving Australia.
The source added: “Gino was detained so long his family, including his two young boys, had to travel back to the hotel without him. He has previous convictions and is terrified of getting into more trouble. But police say now he is free to go home.”
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I hate the stupid people who thought it was anumal cruilty.
Right if someone who disagrees to me is listening, listen to this:
If it was animal cruilty, why did they let him when they said to ant and dec that they were going to?
People over the world eat rats.
If it was a pet rat, then why was it aloud to be in the jungle where there not being treated probably?
The RSPCA said that it was not acceptible, oh when they had nothing to eat? Its natrual . where MEAT eaters.
Have you also noticed that while there eating a little rat, ant and dec didn’t get charged or anyone else, who did the trial when they had to eat kangaroo balls and whatever.
Gino and stuart should NOT get charged.
Its pathetic.
If there so worried.
Why did they let them use snakes and what not for the scene?
Your defently wrong. Gino shouldn’t have to go through this because he did nothing wrong.
What a lot of nonsense. The animal rights protestors, would themselves if hungry on a desert island with rabbits, eat them!
Where are the kangaroos that have lost their testicles? Where are the aligators that have lost their penis’ses? What a load of nonsense.
THANKYOU EVERYONE!
Its a load of bs seroiusly, if anyone should get charged, it should be the producers for letting them in, in the first place. Man! im soo glad. when i first saw i was the first comment lots of people were agreeing with me. WHAT RELIEF. Theres some DECENT people still left! GOSH. thankyou everyone!
GINO I LOVE YOU, YOU LEGEND (Y)
I totally agree, gino shudn’t b charged!
Its stupid, lots of people eat rats!!!
I think they should let them both out now!
THIS IS STUPID
GINO AND STUWARD ARE BOTH NICE PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT THEY WERE HELPING THE GROUP OUT
the show should have stopped them if it was wrong and should have told them
IT IS NOT STEWART OR GINO’S FAULT
AND THEY SHOULD BE LET OUT AMEDIATLEY AND APOLOGISED TO!!! NOW!!!
grr this makes me so angry
at least the rat was dead before they ate it not like the bugs
This is wrong wrong wrong, these guys have done nothing wrong. They killed and ate a rat. I teach this in survival training it may be a rabbit or a squirrel at the end of the day its food.
I could understand the animal cruelty angle if they were to leave the animal in distress and find it funny but no this rat was killed quickly and as humanely as possable for FOOD NOT FOR FUN!!!!!!!!!!!
RSPCA get a grip
Eating that rat was cruel! It doesn’t matter whether he was helping or not, it was still a creature with thoughts and feelings.
Soo im gussing your a vegan?
Why don’t you stop blaming Gino for eating MEAT
and start blaming someone else becuase gino didn’t have a choice. and they don’t have feelings. So you think a cat should get charged because they kill rats?
Blame the people who let the rats in there for the first place. did you think of that?
and dont forget about the other trillion billion animals that get killed for food
every day ,oh dear how unatural
For F sake! Some people need to get a life! If its such a big thing to kill a rat and eat it then other tv shows like Bear Grills should be axed and Bear himself should get the death penalty! Lets face it,Human beings are apex preditors at the top of the food chain and most of us are partial to a bit of meat in our diet! Why not catch it kill it and cook it ourselve? Just like Bear does! Long live Gino, the legend!
ohh get a grip it was a rat a vermin rat, but yor allowed to eat crocks,possoms kangaroo & eat live bugs & worms its pathetic GO GINO WE ARE BEHIND YOU ALL THE WAY XX