Oh deer— Saturday's town centre reindeer parade scrapped
A FESTIVE reindeer parade was scrapped amid national outcry over the welfare of animals involved in festive events — although there was no suggestion of any wrongdoing related to deer lined up to visit Rotherham
The family-friendly event was due to take place in the town centre on Saturday.
But Rotherham Borough Council’s assistant director for culture, sport and tourism, Polly Hamilton, said: “The company bringing the reindeer to the parade notified us in November that unfortunately they weren’t able to attend this year’s event.”
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Hide AdNo reason was given by the council for the reindeer owners pulling out.
The welfare of reindeer hit the headlines last month when footage emerged of animals being mistreated at farms in Kent, Staffordshire and Cheshire.