An animal welfare group in southern Ontario is apologizing for a cat adoption ad that made reference to an obscene comment by U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
The Windsor/Essex County Humane Society received multiple complaints for its ad posted Wednesday morning on Twitter and Facebook that read: "You don't have to be a star to grab a pussy ... cat."
The ad, which has since been taken down by the group, promoted adoption of cats over six months old for $50 this week.
Many people took to social media to criticize the ad saying no one should make fun of sexual assaults.
Lisa Gretzky, who represents Windsor West in the Ontario legislature, took to Twitter to say that demeaning behaviour towards women should not be perpetuated.
Her tweet read: "I am profoundly deeply disappointed and disturbed by this advertisement. When it comes to sexual assaultĀ itsneverok."