Mario 3D Land Tanooki Suit Revival isn't OK with PETA

Not everyone is pleased with the return of the old video game Super Mario Bros, not because of its latest adventure Super Mario 3D Land, but because of the ‘tanooki’ suit wear by Mario in the game.

After complaining the Cooking Mama in year 2008 for not being a vegetarian,the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or popularly known as PETA, an organization that operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment, slams Mario over for using of a fur suit.

According to the animal organization, the raccoon-like suit in the video game encourages animal abuse.

“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,” PETA says.

PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said that “”Tanukis are real-life raccoon dogs who are beaten and, as PETA’s undercover exposés show, often skinned alive for their fur, and this winter, everyone can give raccoon dogs and other fabulous animals a 1-UP by keeping our wardrobes fur-free.”

To help prove their point, PETA has even commissioned a crude parody video game called “Super Tanooki Skin 2D” which allows the player to control a skinless animal chasing a Mario wearing a blood-soaked Tanooki suit.

But for now, Nintendo has yet no comment because I’m sure it’s busy taking care of its mushroom.