Another "offensive" pub name

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PETA's fox pub name row 'undermines real issues'

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Critics respond to PETA's suggestion The Sly Old Fox should change its name because its derogatory.

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I assume Peta just wants to be in the news? The Sly Old Fox is not an offensive name.

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