i think it's horrible.  i don't know if it was released to tv or not.

The following link is it's page on the Urband Legends page it doesn't say if
it's a false claim or not, i don't think it is.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/commercials/sportka.asp

The is the link to see the bird commercial (little less graphic but still
horrible, might not want to watch)
http://www.933flz.com/audio/Ford,FinalBird.mpeg

Hi All,

Speaking from Europe...

I haven't seen this ad, the "Evil Twin" line has been used in their ads but
not mauling any animals as far as I have seen.

Typically European humour and US humour is somewhat different and some of
our ads are pretty weird, but generally speaking in the UK at least cruelty
to animals does not sell products.

I also work in media, companies the size of Ford will often shoot several
commercials before deciding on one; I recently saw an ad for another car
company featuring a guy trying to kill himself on the exhaust emissions; he
failed because the emissions were so low and it was such a "green" car etc.
etc. never got shown though for fear of people actually trying it out;
undoubtedly this Ka idea looked like a hilarious idea to some ad exec who
didn't like cats or birds near his/her car, but common sense clearly
prevailed further up the ladder; of course it could be a fake but it looks
too well done for too little reason to be a hoaxer.

Generally though, no, most of us in Europe wouldn't find this funny.

Steve

Oh dear oh dear you poor over sensitive little soul. So you would like one
of us to look at it for you and report back "less the gory details" would
you?
My bet is that you have already looked at the advert which incidentally I
find mildly amusing, for the simple reason that like the cat in question
your curiosity got the better of you.
If on the other hand you didn't take a sneaky look then a cat gets
decapitated while looking through the sun roof of a Ka. To spare you any
more discomfort and sleepless nights over this there is no gore or blood to
be seen.
Now from that description I expect you are horrified at this and a mental
picture that you are now painting is 100 times worse than the actual advert
so take your courage in both hands and force yourself to have a little peek
at what us Europeans find amusing and lighten up in the process. You will
thank me in the morning after a good nights sleep and wonder what all the
fuss was about. Get your Mum to hold your hand while you look, if that will
help.
Jesus, what is wrong with you all..... ITS AN ADVERT, not real .... get it??
It's also a good advert in respect of not letting cats roam. You never know
what is lurking round the corner ..... BOO!!

Daz