Sick 'em Ralph!
Oh, wrong commercial.
Wrong critter.
But legal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ac9XE2Koxg
(It was on TV, so I guess it is SFW)
HP's current mega global branding campaign involves a cute kid who loses his pet green iguana named Ralph. An HP laptop and printer later, he festoons his neighbourhood with posters of the plucky pet, resulting in a boy-and-his-iguana tear-jerker for the ages. So far, so cute. But not in Australia, which has a long history of …
The car manufactuers don't seem to have any qualms about this. They advertise using overseas vehicles, driving on the wrong side of the road, with features that do no, can not, and will never appear on the Australian modified versions. They have a disclaimer during the ad stating this, while at the same time you're teased with something you're never going to get. Ever.
Can you picture this ad's disclaimer? "Pet green iguanas are not available in Australia due to import restrictions".
Yep, in the fear we've become the same as the US, too late, our disclaimers are getting to be exactly the same as the US.
The simple remedy to your problem is to give away your TV. I did it years ago when the adverts became too annoying. The top two culprits were for cars and shampoo.
Car adverts usually say, "This amazing family car can go really fast so you can wipe-out your entire family".
Shampoo ads., "This 5 cent product has <made-up_chemical_name> in it and is yours for 5 dollars".
Then just run AdBlockPlus in your browser and you're good to go :)
"In Europe"
Where there? The German car ads always seem to carry German plates. Your VOOM 888 theory also would fail with cars with asymmetrical logos: Ford, Vauxhall/Opel, Peugeot, Fiat etc. A mirrored dashboard/media center/gear stick would look silly.
If only the Commonwealthies would get on the bandwagon (pun intended) along with the Nippons, Thais, Nepalese and Indonesians...
A stream of commercials sometimes rudely interrupted by Programming.
As for the disclaimers you see on US TV.... Well I guess they have to cater for the fact that more than 50% of the population are idiots. What worries me more is the ability of those Idiots read something that appears on the screen for less than a second?
WHAT!?!?!?! Are you telling me that this is fake?
Oh come ON! This little fella - http://regmedia.co.uk/2013/10/05/wsc_crocodile.png - is awful cute. The croc. Not the Reg hack. Story here for context: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/05/wacky_racers_ithe_regis_guide_to_2013s_solar_challengers/
"That's bad because, presumably, dumped Ralphs will go feral, eat local wildlife and perhaps breed."
Iguanas don't eat meat, unless accidentally (for example, an insect minding its own business, sitting on a tasty leaf) or when forced (by humans fattening them for later eating, both of which are extremely unhealthy for the iguana).
edit: http://www.anapsid.org/iguana/animalprotein.html
1 Iguana - female
3 large sour oranges
1 garlic bulb
4 lg. onions
1 tsp. black pepper
12 c. water
1 lb. dry corn (powdered)
1 tsp. crushed red pepper
3/4 bottle of pork grease
Salt to taste
After the Iguana has been killed, open the stomach and below, take out the eggs and intestines. Clean the eggs very well with the sour oranges. Put the eggs in the arms with the Iguana in all its skin. Later in the day cook the eggs in salt water for 10 minutes, then let them sit in the water until they are cold. Store them in refrigerator.
Early the following day soak the Iguana in cold water. Skin it and wash it once more. Cut the Iguana into small pieces and cook it with 8 cups of water with salt, garlic, sliced onion, and black pepper. Grind it into a "Soft Mass" and mix it with the gravy. Cook the corn in water until soft, then brown it (not too darkly) and grind to a lumpy mass. Take 4 cups of this corn, mix with the gravy and Iguana and cook, stirring constantly until it is well cooked.
In 2 1/2 cups of pork grease, fry 3 onions (chopped fine) until clear and light brown. Set aside a few onions. With the rest, add the powdered pepper, Iguana mixture, more salt, sour oranges, and, if necessary, more pork grease. Do not let get too dry. Form a large rounded shape in a serving dish and create an indentation in the center. Garnish with onion and serve with a robust red wine.
Seems complicated. I'm thinking it would be easier to skin and gut then either grill or fry and use as taco filling. Deboning can be either before or after cooking but I think after tends to be easier as it can be removed quickly with a fork, much like pulled pork only it's more delicate almost fish like.