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ESPOO, Finland. -- During the past couple of days there has been fuss around an alleged Nokia 3650 advertisement being distributed on the Internet with a cat being mistreated. "We are aware of video material but it has not been used in our advertising, and is not an official Nokia advertisement," emphasizes Kari Tuutti, VP of NMP Communications.

According to Kari, an external party had proposed the offending footage to Nokia. "We categorically rejected it as it neither complies with the ethical standards of Nokia, nor reflects the policies and principles of our advertising."

Kari is sorry about the discomfort and concern that the circulation of the material may have caused. "While the external creators who have created the material have assured us that trick photography was used and no animal was harmed, this does not detract from the distasteful nature of the content. This is absolutely not the kind of sick sense of humor which we want ourselves be associated with."

He says that Nokia is now investigating how the material was released into the public domain. "Based on this, we will take appropriate actions, including legal action, if necessary," he says

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