Showbiz party held in honour of a children 's charity and featured a marmot . Russian celebrities happily posed with the creature as they arrived at event . But riot erupted when host announced he was to 'kill , cook and serve ' it . Comment: The animal survived the ordeal and is now at zoo .
Showbiz party held in honour of a children 's charity and featured a marmot . Russian celebrities happily posed with the creature as they arrived at event . But riot erupted when host announced he was to 'kill , cook and serve ' it . Host said it would be 'entertaining to have a groundhog which did n't survive groundhog day ' . The animal survived the ordeal and is now at zoo .