PETA goes after Mario and his Tanooki suit
Found on CNet News on Monday, 14 November 2011
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals recently began calling the new Super Mario 3D Land for the Nintendo 3DS insensitive to the hunting and killing of real-life tanuki racoon dogs for fur.
Splattering animated blood on their site and flashing "Mario Kills Tanooki" is a bit harsh, even for a organization that has links to known arsonists and the ALF, a group declared by the Department of Homeland Security to be a "terrorist threat."
Peta is nothing but a joke. Their attempts to protect animals are nothing but PR stunts and actually, Peta kills most of those animals which are put into their care.