No, seriously PETA, just give it a rest already. This is the second game in as many weeks that you've gone after. I could maybe understand your concern if videogames weren't fake but this is just sad now.
PETA is now going after Mario, you might know him from Super Mario Brothers fame and the upcoming Super Mario Land 3D, because of his wearing the Tanooki Suit powerup.
The group also created a side-scrolling game, Super Tanooki Skin 2D, that has Mario in a bloodied Tanooki Suit running from a skinned version of the animal. No, we're not going to give them any unneeded traffic by linking to their "game."
Perhaps if the organization actually had as much concern about real animals and not ones in videogames, they wouldn't have to kill 85% of the animals it takes in every year.
PETA is now going after Mario, you might know him from Super Mario Brothers fame and the upcoming Super Mario Land 3D, because of his wearing the Tanooki Suit powerup.
In a press release, PETA says:
"Tanooki may be just a “suit” in Mario games, but by wearing the skin of an animal, Mario is sending the message that it’s OK to wear fur. We created our game to help inform people that in real life, Mario would be wearing the skin of an animal who was beaten, strangled or electrocuted, and it wouldn’t give him any special powers other than the power of self-deception.
“Tanukis are real-life raccoon dogs who are beaten and, as PETA’s undercover exposés show, often skinned alive for their fur,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “This winter, everyone can give raccoon dogs and other fabulous animals a 1-UP by keeping our wardrobes fur-free.”
"Tanooki may be just a “suit” in Mario games, but by wearing the skin of an animal, Mario is sending the message that it’s OK to wear fur. We created our game to help inform people that in real life, Mario would be wearing the skin of an animal who was beaten, strangled or electrocuted, and it wouldn’t give him any special powers other than the power of self-deception.
“Tanukis are real-life raccoon dogs who are beaten and, as PETA’s undercover exposés show, often skinned alive for their fur,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “This winter, everyone can give raccoon dogs and other fabulous animals a 1-UP by keeping our wardrobes fur-free.”
The group also created a side-scrolling game, Super Tanooki Skin 2D, that has Mario in a bloodied Tanooki Suit running from a skinned version of the animal. No, we're not going to give them any unneeded traffic by linking to their "game."
Perhaps if the organization actually had as much concern about real animals and not ones in videogames, they wouldn't have to kill 85% of the animals it takes in every year.
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