Mark McGowan, a British artist who has previously eaten a swan as part of a performance art show, ate a corgi dog, famous for being Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite breed, in protest Tuesday after a group including her husband Prince Philip allegedly killed a fox earlier this year.

McGowan was quoted as saying, "I know some people will find this offensive and tasteless but I am doing this to raise awareness about the RSPCA’s inability to prosecute Prince Philip and his friends shooting a fox earlier this year, letting it struggle for life for five minutes and then beating it to death with a stick," as Yoko Ono, the widow of ex-Beatle John Lennon, sat beside him during a London radio broadcast

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said they found "no evidence" that any offence had taken place in January, when the incident took place.

McGowan said the dog, which died at a breeding farm, tasted "really, really disgusting," and added that Ono "looked a bit strange" as she also tasted the dog.