I know there's a topic about how much PETA sucks for the Tanooki suit fiasco, but this deserves a new news article according to every other website it's featured on, so I figured it does here too.
http://nintendo3dsblog.com/it-was-all-a-joke-says-peta
http://nintendo3dsblog.com/it-was-all-a-joke-says-peta
Mario fans: Relax! PETA’s game was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, a fun way to call attention to a serious issue, that raccoon dogs are skinned alive for their fur. We wish real-life tanukis could fly or swat enemies away with their tails and escape from those who profit from their skins. You can help them by never buying real fur.