A pub in Birmingham has been urged to change its name by animal rights activists who claim it’s derogatory to foxes. Campaigners from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), say The Sly Old Fox’s name is ‘inaccurate’ and ‘unfair’ to the animals.

Animal rights activists are calling for Birmingham’s historic Sly Old Fox pub to change its name. Animal rights activists have called on a well-known Birmingham pub to change its name, arguing that it is "inaccurate" and "unfair" to animals.

It’s a historic pub that has played host to a cast of famous faces including Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy since it opened its doors in 1891. But now animal rights activists are demanding the Sly Old Fox in Birmingham change its name because it is “derogatory”,