Horrified locals were stunned after an animal rescue charity shop revealed a gruesome Halloween display – complete with bloody severed limbs.
Krzysztof Darewicz, 32, spotted the ‘very violent’ display at a PDSA shop – despite the charity promoting animal welfare.
He says he thought the display in West Ealing, west London, was ‘a bit ironic and weird’ and blasted it for being ‘tasteless and wrong’.
Local residents expressed outrage after an animal charity shop erected a display for halloween featuring severed limbs which caused considerable distress and annoyance
The shocking display was in the window of the PDSA shop in West Ealing, pictured
Krzysztof, who lives in the area, was walking home when he spotted the horrific display.
He said: ‘It was a bit random, but quite funny since it’s an animal charity shop, so there are interesting connotations.
‘They’re collecting money for pets and helping them but it’s displaying gruesome human remains and body parts for its Halloween display – it’s a bit ironic and weird.
‘I thought it was a bit drastic though for a high street and where a lot of families and kids go.
‘It’s a very violent shop display – I’ve never seen anything like it, especially for a charity shop.
‘I’m a retail manager myself, so I think it is a bit tasteless and wrong.’
The charity later apologised for the display claiming it was ‘misjudged’.
A PDSA spokesperson said: ‘We’d like to reassure supporters that this was a one-off display and does not represent PDSA’s 120 charity shops.
‘The shop team, made up mainly of volunteers, constructed the window display with the best of intentions, hoping to attract shoppers and raise more funds for the charity.
‘However, despite these good intentions, we accept that it was misjudged.
‘Once alerted to the situation we asked the local team to remove the display and we apologise for any offence or upset caused.’