Performance artist Mark McGowan is planning to cook and eat a corgi in protest against the British Royal Family. The 37-year-old will eat one of the dogs - famous for being Queen Elizabeth's favorite pets - on a live radio show next week in protest at the royals' treatment of animals.

McGowan told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "I'm raising awareness at the inability of the RSPCA to prosecute Prince Philip and his friends for shooting a fox this year. It was left to fight for life for five minutes then beaten to death."

The pedigree dog, which died at a breeding farm last week, will be eaten on London's 104.4 Resonance FM on May 29.

An RSPCA spokeswoman said: "If the dog's dead he's free to eat it.

"But we did look at the incident with Prince Philip and decided no offence was committed. I'd suggest Mr McGowan try a private prosecution."

McGowan, of Peckham, south London, has previously eaten a swan during a performance art show. An old English law states that all swans belong to the queen and it is illegal to kill them.

The controversial artist's previous stunts include pushing a peanut to Downing Street using only his nose while crawling on all fours, and sitting in a bath of beans in protest against tuition fees.