After uproar, Utah restaurant removes prominent anatomic feature from its statue of animal

Associated Press

HURRICANE, Utah

The small southern Utah town of Hurricane might become a little quieter after a statue of a copper bull lost its most prominent private anatomic feature this weekend.

The sculpture holds a high perch above the sign for Barista's restaurant, and owner Stephen Ward said he woke up Friday and decided the bull would look better without the oversized genitalia that caused uproar among the neighbors.

Hurricane residents disturbed by the noticeable, cone-shaped feature had asked the city council to revoke Barista's business license.

Ward told the Spectrum newspaper in St. George (http://bit.ly/1Dgosne ) Saturday that he made it clear to city officials before he altered the statue that he wasn't bowing to community pressure.

"I told them I am not removing the penis for you or because of your complaints. I don't like you. I'm doing it for me," Ward told. "I just decided it would look better without the weenie. And oh my God! It's beautiful."