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McDonald's: Remove ad that references pit bulls
  1. Signatures
    4,000 out of 5,000
    Petitioning
    1. McDonald's
  2. Created By
    Jennifer Hurowitz
    North Potomac, MD
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How We Won

Feb 06, 2012

After hearing from thousands of people who signed petitions on Change.org, as well as many who called, posted on Facebook and Twitter, and threatened mass boycotts, McDonald's released a statement which reads, "(w)e apologize for running a local ad insensitive in its mention of pit bulls. We didn't mean to offend anyone and the ad is being pulled."

This advertisement says petting a pit bull is risky behavior, and implies eating their food is safer. It portrays these dogs in a negative manner and they are attacked enough in the media. At the very least, it is blatantly false advertising.

The ad can be heard here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMbSXu90OMA

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Remove ad that references pit bulls

Greetings,

I just signed the following petition addressed to: McDonald's.

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Remove ad that references pit bulls

This advertisement states "Eating our chicken bites is less risky than petting a pit bull." Pit bull type dogs are constantly being portrayed incorrectly and negatively by our media. This advertisement creates a bad image for these dogs, but more importantly, is blatantly false advertising.
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