PETA see red over Ant and Dec's spray-painted sheep

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Geordie duo Ant and Dec have come in for criticism from animal rights campaigners PETA over spray-painted sheep.

The bright red ewes were used in the pair's new show Red or Black, but PETA insist turning their fleece from snow white to scarlet would have been "stressful and frightening" for the animals.
A spokesman for PETA told the Daily Star: "It's never a good idea to make sheep, or any animals, props.

"Subjecting these shy sensitive animals to long periods of restraint in order to spray them with potentially noxious chemicals will also be stressful and frightening for them."

However, an ITV source told the Star that the dye was harmless and added: "While the animals may have looked quite dramatic in their new colours, they did not come to any harm."

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The show, in which contestants gamble to win a £1 million prize, is the brainchild of Simon Cowell's production company Syco.

So far there has been no official comment from Syco nor from Ant and Dec's people.

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Source: http://celebrity.aol.co.uk/2011/06/29/ant-and-dec-peta/

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