The heads of two steers which had been placed beside a road in New Hampshire to encourage drivers to slow down have been removed after motorist complaints.
"They started smelling pretty good so we moved them. They've served their purpose,'' said Robert Potter Jr. of Gilmanton, NH, who added that he and his family were amazed by the media attention generated by the roadside display.
The heads and hides of the "Fast'' and "Dash'', two steers who were slaughtered for beef, were placed beside the road last week near a location where the family's pet Beagle "Bailey'' was hit and killed by a speeding car last winter.
The display led to calls to the police department from people who objected to the sight of the steers' heads and visits to the Potter Farm, where the family has a herd of beef cattle, by several reporters, camera men and photographers.
"The kids had a blast. They all got their five minutes of fame,'' said Potter, who said that he thought his four children handled interviews with print and television reporters well and learned a lot from their experience.
The idea for the display came from his 14-year-old son, Carl, who persuaded the others to help him make signs to catch the attention of drivers along with the dead-end dirt road.
Potter says that if drivers start to speed again on the road he might bring back the skulls of the animals and place them on posts beside the road as a new "slow down'' sign.
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