The duo have been accused of 'standing by as animals of all descriptions are tormented – and even killed'.
The hosting duo have starred in the show for over two decades, and will return for this season which features Boy George and Mike Tindall among others. A fan-favourite feature of the show is the Bushtucker trials, but a letter has recently hit out, calling the trials "cruel".
As reported by The Echo Online, the letter, from PETA's Vice President of Programmes Elisa Allen, addresses Ant and Dec directly and states: "For 20 years, you have been complicit in the 'bushtucker trials', standing by as animals of all descriptions are tormented – and even killed – for TV ratings. It then urges Ant and Dec to make the upcoming All Stars series of I'm A Celeb their last and says the move "would signal to the show’s producers that people aren’t going to stand for senseless cruelty to animals anymore and that it’s time to change".
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