PETALING JAYA: Australian-based company Servcorp has apologised due to the use of a wombat in their digital advertisement at Bukit Bintang as people were mistaking it for a pig.

In their Facebook page, they extended their sincerest apologies for any confusion caused due to the use of a Wombat in a recent digital advertisement in Kuala Lumpur.

“Servcorp is an Australian company and uses the Wombat as its company mascot - the wombat itself is a small furry bear like animal that belongs to the Koala Bear family and is native to Australia.

“It would seem that some people mistook the wombat for a pig and during the holy month of Ramadan this might lead to some sensitivities,” said Servcorp on Monday.

They stated that as an international business it is not their intention to offend any race nor religion and added that there were no prior issues globally with the use of their mascot, including their offices in Middle East.

On Sunday, the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) confirmed the removal of the digital advertisement at Jalan Bukit Bintang.