Dutch animal rights activists created a controversy there with an ad campaign featuring the Virgin Mary.
The ad shows the Virgin Mary cradling a dead, bleeding hare. According to Reuters, hare is traditional Christmas fare in the Ntherlands.
Christian Democrat Annie Schreijer-Pierik denounced the ad in the Dutch parliament this week.
Source:
Animal rights Christmas ad sparks uproar. Reuters, December 13, 2002.
Dutch animal rights Christmas ad sparks uproar Reuters, December 13, 2002