Parents complain on hamster ad

London - A television advertisement showing a dead hamster has attracted a deluge of complaints from parents of distressed children…

London - A television advertisement showing a dead hamster has attracted a deluge of complaints from parents of distressed children. The Independent Television Commission has received more than 200 complaints since the Levi's jeans commercial was first screened on Thursday. The advertisement features a seemingly lifeless hamster called Kevin being prodded with a pencil.

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