Pig out! Peppa not welcome in UK

Not welcome ... UK customs destroyed a Peppa Pig costume because it violated intellectual property rights. Source: Supplied

THERE are set to be a whole bunch of disappointed children after Peppa Pig was detained at customs in the UK and banned from entering.

The children's TV character was one of the headline acts at the Priory Park Playgroup's Summer Fair in Cambridge but will now be a no show.

Fundraising manager Kelly Holmes told Cambridge News that she bought a Peppa Pig costume from China for 210 pounds ($380) and that it was confiscated and destroyed upon arrival in the UK because it was deemed to violate intellectual property rights.

"I thought I'd probably have to dress up and a few of us were going to take it in turns but we needed a costume so I bought one on eBay", she told Cambridge News.

"It said official Peppa Pig and it was more expensive than the others. It said it was available in the UK and it had good ratings."

"The border force wrote to me saying Peppa Pig's been detained at customs," the 35 -year-old added, "They confirmed it should be destroyed.

"Obviously I was very upset for the children. We'd already advertised that Peppa Pig was coming."

Ms Holmes said she hopes to get a refund from the seller through eBay after raising the issue, but her main focus is to rescue the Summer Fair.

"We're hoping Peppa can still be there in some form and if not then another mascot," she said.

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