King Charles portrait vandalised with giant Wallace head from ‘Wallace And Gromit’

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Wallace and Gromit. The portrait was painted by Jonathan Yeo and was unveiled in the London gallery in May.A video that has since gone viral captured the moment where the activists were filmed pasting the Wallace head over Charles face, along with a speech bubble that read: “No cheese Gromit, look at all this cruelty on RSPCA farms!”The Animal Rising group took responsibility for the act on Twitter/X yesterday. “Click the link to find out why he has been Wallaced,” they posted, leading viewers to a website detailing their cause.You can see the moment the portrait was defaced here:An animal activists group has covered the new King Charles portrait with Wallace from Wallace & Gromit.“No cheese, Gromit.

Look at all this cruelty on RSPCA farms” pic.twitter.com/Z0Yl6hG1CD— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) June 11, 2024The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a charity in Wales and England.

Foods that are labelled as “RSPCA Assured” are said to verify that the animals used for the product were raised in humane conditions.However, the group claim they “found instances of poor animal welfare” on 45 of the sanctioned farms and the defacement was an attempt to raise awareness about the issue.It comes at a time when many protesters are defacing artworks to raise awareness for causes.

Back in January, a can of soup was thrown at the Mona Lisa in Paris by protestors and in 2022, a similar incident occurred with Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers artwork.Meanwhile, Aardman Animations will return this year with a new Wallace and Gromit adventure.