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Beaver Tampon Ad Was 2008’s Most Complained About

A list released by the Advertising Standards Bureau found the hotly debated Kotex U tampon ad showing a woman going about daily activities with a beaver in tow was the most complained about ad in 2008. The ad, which received more than 185 complaints, tells its audience, “You only have one of them, so look after it” and featured the animal which viewers understood to be a reference to female genitalia. – from Daily Telegraph


Eco-Warrios Unwittingly Report Gang of Beavers for Illegal Logging

GREEN campaigners called police after discovering an illegal logging site in a nature reserve – only to find the culprits were a gang of beavers. Environmentalists found 20 neatly stacked tree trunks and others marked with notches for felling at a beauty-spot in Subkowy, northern Poland. – From OK! Magazine