Report: Spurs urged to update cockerel emblem amidst animal cruelty links

Tottenham have been told by activists to update their cockerel emblem due to its historical links with animal cruelty, according to the print edition of the Sunday Express (20/02/22).  The symbol has emerged as an iconic feature of the Spurs brand, which currently sits as a gold statue towering above the club’s £1 billion stadium.  […]

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Tottenham have been told by activists to update their cockerel emblem due to its historical links with animal cruelty, according to the print edition of the Sunday Express (20/02/22). 

The symbol has emerged as an iconic feature of the Spurs brand, which currently sits as a gold statue towering above the club’s £1 billion stadium. 

But the fighting spurs featured on the emblem have caused issues with animal rights charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals who, according to the Sunday Express, want Tottenham to have them removed for good. 

Spurs were used in the now outlawed blood sport cockfighting and the charity now wants a more updated version of the club’s crest to remove the ties to animal cruelty for good. 

Tottenham have already undergone a redesign of the club’s badge in the past, when the spurs were ‘de-emphasised’ by the club in an update to make it more modern back in 2006. 

Spurs Web Opinion 

Every organisation is entitled to hold their own views and opinions and the spurs are evident on the club’s badge, but not as invasive as they were on previous emblems.

The problem is there are so many football crests that contain elements that people might not like, like Arsenal’s cannon or the hammers in West Ham’s logo for example. On the whole, it makes it a difficult thing to redesign completely. 

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