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Updated: 5:16 PM Feb 6, 2012
McDonalds Pulls Ad After Pit Bull Owner Outrage
McDonald's apologized and pulled an ad that came back to bite them.
Posted: 5:15 PM Feb 6, 2012Reporter: Associated Press Email Address: news@kolotv.com |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - McDonald's apologized and pulled an ad that came back to bite them.
The ad that said eating a Chicken McBite was less risky than petting a pit bull enraged pit bull owners and their defenders.
McDonald's spokeswoman Ashlee Yingling said Monday the Kansas
City-area radio ad for Chicken McBites ran just a few days before it was pulled Friday.
The company issued an apology by email and social media sites and people who called a toll free number got a recorded apology.
Rachele Lizarraga of Sacramento says she found it reckless so she started a Facebook site and an online petition.
Some critics said McDonald's should also donate to pit bull causes or use a pit in an ad.
No word from McDonald's on those ideas.
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Quite frankly, eating most things is usually less risky than petting any unfamiliar dog or other animal [e.g., one that isn't yours]. The message you missed was that McDonald's is actually ADMITTING that eating their food IS risky! That's the real point.
Pitbulls have a rep: as a violent dog breed. Yes, there are exceptions, just like anything else. But ever wonder why when a drug dealer has a dog, it is invariably a pitbull? Oh, and McDonald's can use a pitbull in an ad: as a ground beef additive! HAHAHAHA!!!!
Thats the problem with people and their lack of knowledge about pit bulls. Pit bulls are one of the best "if not the best" dogs a family could own.They are loyal, loving, happy animals. Pits get a bad name because of irresponsible owners. I have owned pit bulls my whole life and have never had any bad experience with them. You shouldn't judge a book by its cover, and that is exactly what people do with pit bulls.
