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Looks like Peta views that friendly raccoon suit flying plumber in a bit different way. At ten years old, when I thought original coon Mario merely gained the powers of flight through his magic feather and raccon suit, PETA had grand visions of the friendly plumber skinning forest creatures and donning their blood soaked skin.

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.

Did PETA forget that Mario also kills turtles, shoot deadly fireballs a birds, and uses giant lizard eggs as weapons?

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