Leon
14-12-2002, 02:05
Guess he won't be drawing the sleigh...
A star reindeer in a South African shopping mall's Christmas display has lost a little of its seasonal pride and joy after complaints from shoppers.
Managers at one of Cape Town's upmarket malls, "castrated" the plastic animal after receiving complaints about shiny golden Christmas tree baubles hanging between its hind legs, officials said on Thursday.
Hein Conradie, a spokesman for the company which made the display, told the Cape Argus newspaper that the baubles were "anatomically correct for an animal of that size" and were prominent because of the reindeer's central position in the display.
"Generally, we find it wiser to use sexless reindeer," Conradie said.
A star reindeer in a South African shopping mall's Christmas display has lost a little of its seasonal pride and joy after complaints from shoppers.
Managers at one of Cape Town's upmarket malls, "castrated" the plastic animal after receiving complaints about shiny golden Christmas tree baubles hanging between its hind legs, officials said on Thursday.
Hein Conradie, a spokesman for the company which made the display, told the Cape Argus newspaper that the baubles were "anatomically correct for an animal of that size" and were prominent because of the reindeer's central position in the display.
"Generally, we find it wiser to use sexless reindeer," Conradie said.