>2) Art Animals seem to be a Thing in civic art scenes generally.
>Along with the one on the Toronto moose, I have a copy of the
>companion book for a similar thing that was done in Calgary with cows,
>and I believe Buffalo, New York has done the same with bison (aka
>American buffalo).
>
>--G.

Cincinnati (once nick-named Porkopolis) had the Big Pig Gig in 2000, with pigs. Most were regular pigs, but maybe 20% were winged pigs. A number of them can still be seen around. For example, the Oktoberfest pig (dressed in German garb) is at the convention center, and the Cincinnatus pig (in Roman soldier's armor) stands beside the statue of Cincinnatus.

Louisville (think "Kentucky Derby") did a similar thing with horses a few years later.