AutoTrader takes down offensive billboard

Adrants pointed out an interesting billboard for AutoTrader that was recently pulled from roadsides in Auckland, New Zealand. I'm not sure why they pulled the billboards, all they read was "We've Got Rides For Dirty Bitches." Maybe it was the word "dirty?" Perhaps the company should have acknowledged that most bitches bathe on a regular basis? Actually, it was a misunderstanding. The "bitches" referred to two dogs in a car which accompanied the advertisement. Unfortunately too many people saw the words and not the image, so AutoTrader, at the request of the Advertising Standards Authority, have removed the signs. 
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