Yoko Ono Eats the Queen's Dog?

Happiness ... is a warm, tasty Corgi dog, at least for one London performance artist.
Artist eats dog, with Yoko Ono.
Ono was reportedly part of a canine-chewing stunt at a London radio station yesterday, reports Reuters, in which gonzo artist Mark McGowan ate cooked pieces of a Corgi, Queen Elizabeth II's dog of choice. McGowan staged the Fido-feeding (pictured above left) to protest the Queen's husband's treatment of a fox on a hunt last year. While the artist did his best to swallow a few chunks of Corgi (which had been minced with apple, onion and other seasonings), Yoko could only manage a small taste before looking "a bit strange," according to McGowan.

Performance artist McGowan is a rabid vegetarian and animal-rights activist who once notoriously ate a swan to protest the monarchy. He says that the Corgi had died at a breeding farm.

UPDATE:
Yoko Ono's publicist, Elliot Mintz, tells TMZ that his client wasn't anywhere near London for the canine-feeding. He says the report about her is "untrue and absurd."

Tags: Mark McGowan, MarkMcgowan, Yoko ONo, YokoOno

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31. i find this absolutely revolting ! might i suggest a drug rehab for these insane people !!

Posted at 9:22PM on May 30th 2007 by stefani

32. What a couple of severely sick people. I have a pembroke welsh corgi and she is a very sweet dog. It makes me so ill that there are zealots out there who go such extremes to prove their point. What the hell did that dog do to deserve such a terrible fate even post-mortem ?!?!?!

Posted at 12:51AM on May 31st 2007 by teri

33. Corgi:

Long on flavor, short on stature. Always a down to earth snack. Re: Yoko and her radio pal:
Totally gross. I am sure Yoko's wardrobe includes hundreds if not thousands of items that required animal sacrifice. Like leather shoes? Oh, and if in doubt that humans are animals, just consider this news item and the comments to it. Oh, yeah, we're definitely animals. Every year the facade of civilization just tarnishes away some more. Next year Yoko and her friends will be eating other people (from New Jersey?) to protest some act against humanity.

Cheers!

Posted at 2:49AM on May 31st 2007 by Zenbob

34. Makes sense to me. Eat a dog to protest killing foxes. Why not? Now, who is going to eat dead person protest the war in Iraq? Or the genocide in Darfur? Or child abuse? How asinine.

Posted at 11:16PM on May 30th 2007 by Jane Doe

35. Um, ok, a vegetarian protesting the treatment of a fox by eating a dog? Talk about a mixed up statement! He should have just had Yoko sing for the Queen and locked all the doors in the room. I can't think of anything more punishing than that!

Posted at 1:40AM on May 31st 2007 by DottieDame

36. What is positive about this message? Nothing. It's inhumane.

Posted at 2:30AM on May 31st 2007 by PrettyIrishWoman

37. this is so funny.
I hate PETA, but I commend these two for doing something unique.
The corgi was already dead, and its not like they were harming anyone.

Posted at 12:48PM on May 31st 2007 by Rebecca

38. No true vegetarian, however "rabid", whatever than means, would eat a dog or a swan so what is his motive? As for Yoko, is this the same woman who had two refrigerated rooms to store her (and John's furs) back in 1980? There must have been a remarkable turnaround since then. This stunt won't stop the royals or anyone else from hunting as it is a pursuit of people whose knuckles are still dragging on the ground. We don't need to kill animals for food or clothing so why kill for fun? Hunters are primitives and until they evolve they wil continue using other species as if they were put here for mankind's use.

Posted at 7:08PM on May 31st 2007 by Pollypo

39. Pathetic. I thought the point of the "vegetarian and animal-rights activist" exercise was to eliminate the cruelty of the kill. This demonstration is pointless and cowardly because they did not slaughter the dog but simply broiled one that had died of natural causes at the "breeding farm". In reality, they are vultures eating carrion. Fail.

Posted at 7:14PM on May 31st 2007 by dc

40. What is America coming to?? Are we following China's footsteps in eating dogs?? These whole situation was pointless. He calls himself an animal activists, i personally think he a hypocrit. So what, if the dog was dead already. Have respect for the dead (human or animal). People do anything for exposure.

Posted at 9:02PM on May 31st 2007 by Olga

41. I Think Yoko Ono is Schizophrenic or Psychopatic person. First, only a mad woman or a bad
charcter could do such a disgusting procedure!! The Corgis are not guilty for hunting foxes.
They are lead to these actions!!
I wonder if someone who does not agree with Yoko's primitive self, will revenge with other
psychotic action: Imagine if someone decide to smoke John Lennon's ashes!! Or now this
crazy woman doing such a barbarism authorizes anyone to rape her mother's grave and steal a Yoko's mother bone and therefore offers this bone to a Corgi. How Yoko would feel
this action?? I hope someone does that for her: I suggest someone to pick Yoko's Mother bones and give these bones to several Corgis!!

Posted at 10:41PM on May 31st 2007 by Alan Gomes Filho

42. This is sick. Look. I am an animal rights activist to some degree ( not a wacko), and I am appalled by this.

Posted at 8:00AM on Jun 2nd 2007 by Vegetarian Music Man

43. What mind I don't think she has one left but she may not of ever had one but she must like eating some types of "meat " to get where she is.

Posted at 11:39AM on Jun 2nd 2007 by michael clark

44. While I am also against Prince Phillip's behaviour..I do not believe for a minute Mark McGowan did this for any reason other than getting more sick publicity for HIMSELF.
To do such a shocking and disgusting thing under the guise of kindness and love of animals is much sicker than Prince Phillip's behavior.
Too bad Queen Elizabeth can't reinstate beheading.
Having Mark McGowan's head chopped off and his body parts displayed at the 4 corners of London is the only "performance art" of his I would care to see.

Posted at 8:42PM on Jun 2nd 2007 by HDD711

45. salmon rushdie, she is soooooooooooooooooo clever, shah mat-

Posted at 6:12PM on Jun 6th 2007 by catheadmoon

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