King Charles III painting vandalized by animal rights activists

LONDON (AP) — Animal rights activists pasted a cartoon image over a portrait of King Charles III on Tuesday at a London art gallery, the latest in a series of incidents at U.K. museums as campaigners use vandalism to publicize their causes. A group called Animal Rising shared a video of campaigners pasting a picture of a character called Wallace, from the “Wallace and Gromit” comedy series, over the king’s head. Animal Rising said it wanted to highlight an investigation into animal husbandry rules at farms approved by an animal welfare charity. The portrait, which is on display at a gallery in London, is behind a plastic screen and is undamaged.