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• In Fulford, York, England, pub owners Steve and Rebecca Eccles planned a fun event for families: Santa and two of his reindeer would appear at the pub's beer garden on the Saturday before Christmas.
But Freedom for Animals, an animal rights group, had other ideas.
On Nov. 2, the Daily Mail reported, the group rallied its supporters to contact the owners and ask for the event to be "animal-free."
One post that the Eccleses received threatened to burn down the building, with the owners inside, if the event went ahead.
When they contacted police, officers advised them to cancel the event, which they did.
"After everything we have done to support the local community in the nearly two years we have been here, we now have to seriously consider ... whether or not we feel safe enough to stay here at the pub," the Eccleses wrote. "I hope you're happy with what you have done." [Daily Mail, 11/5/2021]