The Secretary of State for the Environment, Hilary Benn MP, was philosophical about the outcome of the survey, stating "fair play, they are blood scary. with those big teeth and tails like an old fashioned tennis racket". When informed that he was actually thinking of beavers, Mr Benn stated "Really? Whatever. Public opinion doesn't lie. Look at Big Brother for example."Additional environmental concerns highlighted by the report included roundabouts, the X-Men, deforestation, George Bush and the price of seabass. Climate change was identified as an issue of concern for only 0.76% of respondents.
Matthew Murphy, frontman of British indie-pop sensations, The Wombats, reacted poorly to the report. "This is an absolute sodding nightmare. Now people won't buy our albums due to negative connotations. I would be very interested to learn the scope of the sample employed Ipsos MORI in this vulgar excuse for a survey."
A separate survey carried out by Defra found that 100% of red squirrels feel the introduction of grey squirrels to the United Kingdom has been a bad thing. Joseph the red squirrel was quick to defend the result, stating "honest to God, it is not a race thing".
