--- title: Prince George Birthday Photo Sparks Animal Rights Ire description: The four photos released by Kensington Palace to honor the third birthday of Prince George warmed hearts worldwide—except for one picture canonical: https://time.com/4419956/prince-george-birthday-photo/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-22T21:04:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-14T23:18:21.000Z og:title: This Cute Photo of Prince George Was Too Much for an Animal Rights Group og:description: The 3-year-old royal offered his dog some ice cream og:url: https://time.com/4419956/prince-george-birthday-photo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt597238e7cc1714fb/69889ef43c1639679845e2ad/prince_george_lupo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: Prince George and Lupo og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Cute Photo of Prince George Was Too Much for an Animal Rights Group twitter:description: The 3-year-old royal offered his dog some ice cream twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt597238e7cc1714fb/69889ef43c1639679845e2ad/prince_george_lupo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Cute Birthday Photo of Prince George Was Too Much for an Animal Rights Group > Sponsored content. 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Britain's Prince George is seen with the family pet dog, Lupo, in this photograph taken in mid-July at his home in Norfolk and released by Kensington Palace to mark his third birthday, in London, July 22, 2016. Matt Porteous—Handout/Reuters by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 14, 2023 11:18 PM UTCPublished: Jul 22, 2016 9:04 PM UTC The four photos released by Kensington Palace to honor the [third birthday of Prince George](http://time.com/4418745/prince-gorge-turns-three-photos-royalty/) warmed hearts worldwide—except for one picture that prompted an animal welfare group to speak out. Among the four images, one featuring the barefoot royal appearing to [feed his pet spaniel Lupo an ice cream treat](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/756407093373112320?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) was seen as more than just a sweet moment between the toddler and dog. After the photos were released Friday, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) said Prince George’s gesture, while well-intentioned, may not have been the wisest course of action. “It is lovely that Prince George is trying to help keep his family dog, Lupo, cool in these high temperatures,” the RSPCA said in a [statement](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20395222%5F21020166,00.html). “We would advise to be cautious when giving their dogs food meant for human consumption as some items, like chocolate, can be highly toxic to dogs and dairy items can be difficult for them to digest.” Lupo is not actually eating the ice cream in the photo. 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