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    Early Learning bans toy pig from farmyard offending Muslims

    Early Learning Centre bans toy pig from farmyard set for fear of offending Muslims (but keeps sty and oink noise)

    By Louise Eccles
    Last updated at 2:51 PM on 16th November 2010
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    A children's shop has removed toy pigs from farmyard sets in case they offend Muslims and Jews.

    The Early Learning Centre ditched the pig from its HappyLand Goosefeather Farm toy set after it upset some customers.
    One mother realised the pig was missing from the set she bought for her daughter’s birthday when she found a pig sty and a button that made oinking noises, but no pig


    Complaints: The toy pig was removed from the farm set after customers complained on religious grounds


    Gone: The Early Learning Centre ad for the same farm shows the sty being patrolled by a hen... but no pig

    The interactive set, which also has a chicken, a horse, a cow and a sheep, makes the animal noises when buttons are pressed.

    When the mother complained, she was told in an email: ‘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.’
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    In some religions, pigs are seen as unclean.
    Last night, the retailer did a U-turn and agreed to bring back the pigs after disappointed families complained at such a move driven by political correctness.

    The angry mother, named only as Caroline, told The Sun newspaper: ‘This is political correctness gone loopy. Surely if someone has an issue with a toy they don’t agree with then they don’t buy it.’


    Pig's ear: Early Learning Centre axed swine from farm sets 'due to customer feedback'


    Fury: Angry mothers discussed the pigless sty on website netmums, above

    On an internet chatroom, another mother said: ‘I’m a Muslim and it doesn’t bother me. It is just another animal. What is the store going to do next? Ban the Peppa Pig cartoon? Ban books with pigs in?’

    The set, which costs £25 and is suitable for toddlers aged 18 months, also includes a dog, a farmer on a tractor, a farmer’s wife and a farmhouse.
    A spokesman for the Early Learning Centre said: ‘We have taken the decision to reinstate the pigs and will no longer sell the set in international markets where it might be an issue.’

    Customers have been told they can apply for their missing pigs through the store’s website.

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    If the pig offends, don't buy the thing or throw the pig away. I just don't understand what's going on any more.
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