I'm A Celeb bosses under fire as massive complaints urge them to change a major part of show format

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! campmates have successfully completed two weeks in the jungle. So far, Grace Dent and Jamie Lynn Spears have quit the show and Frankie Dettori became the first campmate to be evicted from the show. Following him next out of the jungle was Nella Rose, Fred Sirieix, Nick Pickard, Danielle Harold and Marvin Humes. With just one week left, campmates are getting closer to the day they've all been here for. The journey that started with reports of venomous creatures and major storm affecting the jungle is now reaching its ends slowly as one brave heart is crowned as the jungle royalty.

I'm A Celeb told to 'ban animals' after '60,000 complaints'

According to The Sun, The RSPCA is calling for the ITV show to revise its use of live animals on the show. I'm a Celeb has repeatedly been slammed for its use of animals in their trials and the 'mistreatment.' The show is famous for it's gut-wrenching challenges like eating pig testicles, to being trapped with reptiles or rats.

RSPCA have criticised the broadcasters for putting 'living creatures in dangerous and unnatural situations' that may harm other animals on set or encourage possible 'copy cat' trials by viewers at home. They said:

Programmes like ‘I’m A Celebrity’ are still flagrantly disregarding the welfare of animals in the interest of a quick thrill and there’s currently nothing in the Broadcasting Code to dissuade them.

Sadly, in recent weeks, we've again seen the mistreatment of animals broadcast to millions of people in the name of reality TV and so-called family fun.

Ahead of the show’s finale, anyone who agrees with us can back our calls for change on the RSPCA website.

This comes after a number of people have signed up against the use of animals in the trials. They added:

In the last four years, we’ve seen 60,000 sign-ups to our campaign - with more than 41,000 contacting Ofcom, and approximately 20,000 complaining to ITV.

We are calling for the Broadcasting Code to be urgently evaluated and strengthened in order to help protect animals from mistreatment and abuse.

Just weeks after the Online Safety Act came into force, including new measures on policing animal cruelty content online, it's clear we need further action on Ofcom's Broadcasting Code too.

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The Sun: I’m A Celeb told to ‘ban animals in Bushtucker Trials’ as RSPCA launches new campaign after ‘60,000 complaints’