Cafe proprietor’s fury after he was advised to take away ‘offensive’ advert

A restaurant proprietor was left livid after he was advised to take down an indication promoting pet euthanasia at house as a result of it was inflicting ‘offence’. 

Rob Robinson, who runs Brew Bear Cafe in Evesham, Worcestershire, stated members of the native council got here spherical demanding the signal was eliminated instantly. 

He was initially reported to Evesham Town Council by a member of the general public who was involved concerning the content material of the advert. 

Mr Robinson, who additionally owns Evesham Vets, that his signal was promoting, maintains he adopted the proper procedures for getting it permitted. 

He advised the Evesham Journal: ‘We are a small enterprise, and all small companies discover it exhausting to outlive.

A restaurant proprietor is livid after he was advised to take down an indication promoting pet euthansia at house as a result of it was inflicting ‘offence’

‘We adopted process and the council had their likelihood to object, however they did not.

Mr Robinson added: ‘I used to be livid as a result of I believed, is that this what taxpayer’s cash ought to go in the direction of?

‘The folks of Evesham are beautiful and those that want to make use of our vet providers respect us.

‘When most animals go over the rainbow bridge this methodology is used and in Britain folks deal with their pets like their youngsters. This enterprise was to assist pet house owners and vets.

‘It is mindboggling why there was any grievance and why the council ran in right here.’

In response to the backlash towards his signal, Mr Robinson posted a light-hearted TikTok video testing the opposite ‘out of doors commercials’ in Evesham. 

In the clip, he stated while an advert for stairs: ‘This one causes me probably the most ache as I dwell in a bungalow.’ 

He added that he additionally discovered an advert for a nail salon ‘extremely offensive’ as he had ‘no nails’.   

Although the member of the general public complained to Evesham Town Council concerning the euthanasia signal, the grievance was handed onto Wychavon Council who’ve responsibilty for pavement licences. 

Evesham Town Council clerk Jo Adams confirmed {that a} member of the general public had received in contact with the native authority concerning the signal outdoors the cafe. 

She stated there have been issues about there being ‘an advert for pet euthanasia sat alongside an advert for muffins’. 

Ms Adams defined that Evesham Town Council has no authority for licensing and planning issues and due to this fact the grievance was handed onto the district council. 

Rob Robinson, who runs Brew Bear Cafe in Evesham, Worcestershire, stated members of the native council got here spherical demanding the ‘offensive’ signal was eliminated instantly

Ian MacLeod, the director of planning and infrastrucure on Wychavon District Council, stated that Mr Robinson was requested to take away the signal as a result of though he was granted permission for avenue furnishings, this didn’t cowl the use of boundaries or screens for promoting functions.

He added that the council had recieved a grievance concerning the resolution and that they had been presently investigating to see if there had been any breach of planning laws. 

MailOnline has contacted Evesham Town Council and Wychavon District Council for additional remark.