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A huge pink bus promoting Spanish pork products has parked up in Plymouth city centre.

Pictures show the massive bus parked up on the Piazza in town - and it's already turning a few eyes.

The bus - emblazoned with the words 'become a pork lover' - is from the Pork Lovers tour and is promoting pork products from abroad.

Shoppers will be invited on board the bus to taste freebies, learn pork cooking techniques and receive nutrition advice.

Activities include workshops, cooking presentations and Spanish ham slicing demonstrations.

(Image: Katie Timms)

When the bus was visiting Bristol it sparked a vegan protest and police officers were forced to intervene.

Featuring a giant heart-shaped snout and pigs' ears, it led to an impromptu protest by vegan activists in Broadmead, Bristol Live reported at the time.

Onlookers described how there were angry exchanges between staff on the conspicuous 'Pork Lovers' bus and the protesters.

They also said that Eat A Pitta employees from the nearby kiosk started handing out free falafel in support of the vegans.

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One of the protesters, named Jasmine, said of the pork promotional event: "We are here because we are protesting this monstrosity.

"It's basically propaganda telling people they can have pork imported from Spain for whatever reason that seems like a luxury, who knows."

She went on to claim: "Essentially we want to expose the truth in that welfare of pigs when they are kept on British farms is vile. They are not stunned or killed humanely, if that even exists, they are gassed and normally they are starved for 24 to 72 hours before they are killed."

The 'Pork Lovers Tour' roadshow is touring the UK.

It is being led by Interporc, a non-profit organisation representing Spanish pork producers. The 'Pork Lovers Tour' originates from Spain, currently the fastest growing of the major EU pork nation.

The tour has already visited 28 Spanish cities and is making stops in Bristol, Liverpool, Norwich, Southampton and now Plymouth.

What is the Pork Lovers tour?

This is what their website says:

It is a Road Show that will visit strategic locations in the United Kingdom and Spain, we have organized that, finanded by the European Union in order to announce White-coat pork. We travel the places with our bus developing activities for all types of public such as home, children, catering, schools,etc, with cooking courses, informative workshops on the nutritional values of this meat to promote the healthy way of life and so present in our Mediterranean diet.