A customer walks into Beaver’s Mini Mart in Beavercreek, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)
\n\nA view of the Buc-ee’s storefront in Huber Heights, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)
\n\nCustomers at the Buc-ee’s location in Huber Heights, Ohio, pose with the company’s mascot on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)
\n\nA sign welcomes visitors to Beavercreek, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)
\n\nBEAVERCREEK, Ohio (AP) — A lip-licking alligator, a smiling moose and a hat-wearing bear are among the many cartoon animals to have found themselves in the crosshairs of Buc-ee’s, the popular Texas convenience store chain that has a penchant for protecting its buck-toothed beaver.
\n\nBut now Buc-ee’s has set off a Buckeye backlash across Ohio and beyond after taking on a beaver in the city of Beavercreek.
\n\nIt’s yet another Buc-ee’s Ltd. trademark infringement lawsuit. Supporters of Beaver’s Mini Mart have attacked Buc-ee’s online and boycotted the stores, and the mini mart’s home city passed a resolution making the beaver an official part of its history. British comedian John Oliver has even weighed in on the kerfuffle.
\n\nOn an episode of “Last Week Tonight with John…
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