Plastic pig banned from UK toy set for fear of offending Muslims



Trying to drag Jews into it is a lot of rubbish. Jews have their own dietary laws for themselves but they don't try to tell others what to do



Toy shop bosses removed a plastic pig from a children's toy farm set because they feared it would upset Muslim and Jewish parents. A mother who complained to toy store Early Learning Centre (ELC) when she found the pig missing was told it had been removed for "religious reasons," British newspaper The Sun reported.

The mother, named only as Caroline, found there was no pig with the cow, sheep, chicken, horse and dog in the store's HappyLand Goosefeather Farm. Caroline, who brought the toy for her daughter's first birthday, said the farm set still contained an empty sty and a button that made an oinking noise when pressed.

But after writing to ELC's customer services she got an email reply admitting the pig was removed in case it upset Muslim or Jewish parents. Both religions ban the eating of pork because they consider the pig an unclean animal.

The email said: "Previously the pig was part of the Goosefeather Farm. However due to customer feedback and religious reasons this is no longer part of the farm."

ELC confirmed it had taken the pig out of the set when contacted by The Sun. A spokesman said: "The decision to remove the pig was taken in reaction to customer feedback in some parts of the world."

But later they said they would replace the pig in the set but no longer sell it in international markets where it may create offence.

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1 comment:

  1. It's madness, I doubt the idea to remove a toy pig to avoid affending is not the real reason. All their interested in is selling to the widest consumer market, and removing the pig will just expand their product line, if slightly, further. The best response is for parents to get themselves a toy farm playset with the option of adding farm animals and accessories later.

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