I'm a Celebrity bosses are under pressure to stop using live animals in trials after nearly 11,000 viewers lodged complaints, MailOnline can reveal. The RSPCA says that nearly 11,000 complaints have been made and are being passed to Ofcom, but the TV regulators say they have received, thus far, 922 direct complaints. I'm a Celebrity bosses are under pressure to stop using live animals in trials after nearly 11,000 viewers lodged complaints, MailOnline can revealOfcom, the Government's TV regulatory body, is assessing the complaints and has powers to ban animals being used as well as fine TV companies. Vets have also slammed 'I'm a Celebrity' over the use of animals on the hit series. '(This is) despite the high volume of Ofcom complaints and this being an issue that BVA and other animal welfare organisations have voiced serious concerns about in the past.

Source: Daily Mail December 02, 2020 14:25 UTC