Shackled and humiliated: The chained donkey was spotted in 80F outside Pink Taco yesterdayA Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles has been boycotted by scores of furious diners after spraying a donkey pink and chaining it to the entrance in a bizarre promotional stunt.
Pink Taco decided to mark the Cinco de Mayo Mexican national holiday by painting the animal and daubing the restaurant's name on both its sides yesterday.
But after chaining the animal to its entrance in searing 80F heat, the restaurant's stunt backfired after it was boycotted by disgusted diners and animal rights campaigners.
Disgust: Pink Taco in Los Angeles caused controversy with its 'sick' pink donkey promotional stuntPink Taco bosses soon realised a backlash was brewing against the stunt, and quickly removed its Twitter and Facebook accounts.
According to an eyewitness, a police officer 'gave Pink Taco a cease and desist order, making the restaurant take down the 'display' as it didn't have a permit.'
The cruel promotion is not even the first time Pink Taco have painted a donkey pink in the interests of gaining customers.
In 2007 the restaurant pulled the same stunt and even paraded the donkey - named 'Pinky' around the streets of Los Angeles.
The restaurant repeated its donkey stunt, which it originally pulled at its opening in 2007source: dailymail
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