Wall Street's Charging Bull briefly finds support in 'Pissing Pug' amid Fearless Girl row

It looks like the Wall Street's iconic Charging Bull found support in a tiny little pug – at least for a few hours -- which isn't too happy with the recently installed "Fearless Girl" statue in the financial district in New York City. While the pug has now been removed, the bull has been on the street since 1989, and it was recently joined by the Fearless Girl statue.

The Fearless Girl statue by artist Kristen Visbal was unveiled on March 7 for International Women's Day on March 8 and has made headlines since. Numerous people have visited the area to see the statue, which stares up at the bull, and social media has been flooded with her images since.

While the Fearless Girl is being linked to feminism and is said to be a symbol of women's role in the stock market and in general, not many are too happy with it. One such person is artist Alex Gardega, who believes that the Fearless Girl takes the attention away from the Charging Bull.

"This is corporate nonsense," Gardega told the New York Post. "It has nothing to do with feminism, and it is disrespect to the artist that made the bull. That bull had integrity." To prove his point, Gardega created a statue of a small dog – the "Pissing Pug" – and installed it right next to the Fearless Girl. The tiny dog was seen peeing on the Fearless Girl's left feet.

Talking about his idea, Gardega told the website: "I decided to build this dog and make it crappy to downgrade the statue, exactly how the girl is a downgrade on the bull."

While the pug did find some fans, who thought the artist's idea was amusing, some were clearly offended by it and called it "misogynistic." One passer-by is even said to have kicked the dog, breaking one of its legs. However, Gardega has since fixed the leg and insists that he is "pro-feminism" and didn't mean to offend people.

The artist from the Upper West Side now plans to sell the Pissing Pug on his website Ten Dollar Art for $10, reported CNN Money.

The Charging Bull artist Di Modica too isn't pleased with the Fearless Girl being placed opposite the bull but refused to comment on the pug. However, he does plan to sue State Street Global Advisors, the mutual fund company that placed the girl's statue on the Wall Street, for trademark and copyright infringement.

Fearless Girl was initially put up on the street as a one-week installation, but the permit has now been extended until 2018, thanks to the popularity she has garnered.