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Myer bosses have been forced to remove content from their Katy Perry advertisement after animal lovers called it "disgusting." The 32-year-old songstress recently teamed up with the department store to promote her "Witness: The Tour", and now she has to face criticism from fans after she encouraged her dog Nugget to "chase some koalas" in the ad.

While Katy's innocent joke could mean something like "Let's go to Australia," some animal advocates didn't seem to find it funny. A rep for Myer has addressed the issue, saying, "We are aware of comments in relation to Katy Perry's 'Witness: The Tour' advertisement and a particular reference made to koalas. We are currently removing the material which references koalas."

Queensland wildlife vet Claire Madden was "sickened" by the advert. She challenged Katy to learn about koalas that are injured in dog attacks. "This is just absolute ignorance from Perry and Myer, and inappropriate on so many levels," Claire said. "Perry is a role model to so many young people, and this just destroys all the good work we do to try to encourage people not to let their dogs come into contact with koalas."

Claire said that she was relieved that Myer decided to remove the content, but she claimed that the ad should never get approval in the first place. "It's great news that they've taken some actions over this, although I'm still amazed as to how the marketing department could have let this comment feature on an ad in the first place. It's sheer ignorance," she shared.