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Christian Group Condemns Geico's New "Pig On A Date" Commercial for Promoting Bestiality

By Christine Hsu | Update Date: Feb 25, 2013 12:20 PM EST

A group of parents are outraged by the latest Geico car insurance commercial because they say it promotes bestiality.

One Million Moms, a conservative Christian group that monitors children's programming, is demanding that the auto insurance firm pull its latest TV campaign featuring a woman who appears to be flirting with a talking pig.

The organization has since issued a statement condemning the "repulsive" 30-second commercial.

"The Geico marketing team may have thought this would be humorous, but it is disgusting to see how the company takes lightly the act of bestiality," One Million Moms said in a statement.

The clip shows a young woman and a talking pig stranded in a broken-down car in what appears to be a lover's lane.

"Did you turn your ringer off so no one would interrupt us?" the woman says to Maxwell the Geico pig. However, the pig seems uninterested in the young woman and instead shows off his mobile Geico app on his phone and the game Fruit Ninjas.

In a press release, One Million Moms urges members to email their disapproval to the insurance firm, adding that the advertisement was "repulsive" and "unnecessary" and a "horrible commercial for families to see".

"Geico has succeeded in offending its customers with this inappropriate advertisement," the statement read. "One Million Moms has received numerous complaints because Geico's new commercial plays with the idea of bestiality."

"Airing a commercial with an animal in it will surely grab children's attention, but this is a horrible commercial for families to see," the group added. "Geico does not have our children's best interest in mind."

According to the Daily News, Geico has not commented on the complaint.

The Daily Mail reports that the latest case is not the first time One Million Moms has protested a high-profile company for allegedly depicting bestiality. In 2012, the organization also protested against a Skittles commercial featuring a Walrus and two girls.

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