Paul Goodwin wrote:

The PETA folks aren't going to like that one.

An advertizing industry website (engagingly called ad-rag.com) says:

"People who fancy pigeons are condeming the advert (suprise!). Brian
Tattersall, president of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association, calls the
ad "incredibly bad taste" and he has called for the advert to be banned.

"Even the RSPCA has joined in the battle to ban the advert, claiming
that the use of shock tactics to cause offence and gain publicity is
just "very, very bad taste."

'The car is most certainly not designed to hurt animals.' said a
spokeswoman for Ford...."

JR