Controversial dead horse billboard pulled by Ooh Media given all-clear by ad watchdog
The Ad Standards Board has dismissed complaints against a controversial anti-racing billboard featuring an image of a dead horse which was pulled by Ooh Media last month following objections from the land owner of the billboard site.
The ruling was posted yesterday afternoon shortly after the death of two horses involved in the Melbourne Cup.
Complainants argued the billboard was “inappropriate for public display” due to the “graphic” nature of the image, with some complainants arguing the content was untrue and misleading.
“The enormous photo of a clearly dead horse is inappropriate for public display,” one complaint said.
Considering the events at the Melbourne Cup, it looks like they had the last laugh after all.
“The enormous photo of a clearly dead horse is inappropriate for public display,”
Yes, clearly inappropriate let’s keep the truth under wraps and hide it from everyone.
Oh… wait…. yes Aussie Austridge, after yesterdays events they did have the last laugh, except it’s not a laughing matter that two creatures died painfully for human entertainment.
How ironic considering what happened with Admire Rakti and Araldo at the Melbourne Cup yesterday.
“Yes animals die every day from various reasons as do people.”
I wonder how many people died at Flemington yesterday?