Beppe Bigazzi, a food expert on La Prova del Cuoco (The Cooks' Challenge), was suspended indefinitely after extolling the delights of "tender, white cat meat" on a national television channel. Mr Bigazzi, 77, recommended that the best way to prepare a cat was to leave it under running water for three days in order to tenderise the meat and then cook it in a stew. The suggestion enraged animal rights groups, with the Italian Animal Protection Agency calling for him to be sacked. "Anyone who goes on television to promote the taste of cat meat is guilty of instigating viewers...