The latest entry into the Mario Kart franchise added a number of unique characters to play as, including being able to race as one of the cows from the Moo Moo Farm track. PETA has taken offense with a choice regarding Cow in Mario Kart World, however, and has sent a letter to Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa asking the company to make a change to the character. The animal rights group explains that nose rings on cows are cruelty, and they shouldn't be featured as part of the character's design.

We know Mario Kart World is just a game—and that’s exactly why Cow’s nose ring needs to go. Mario Kart is supposed to be a fun escape, not a reminder of the painful tools used on cows in the meat and dairy industries. No one wants to think about animal suffering while zipping around a race track.

PETA has made a number of requests to Nintendo in the past, advocating on how Animal Crossing: New Horizons cultivates abusive behavior towards fish and insects by capturing them and putting them in a museum, and in 2012, even made a parody flash game decrying the violence of the Pokemon series.

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[zekro94]

PETA, the organization that kills more animals than it saves. No one playing MKW would think of animal cruelty because of a nose ring. I bet a lot of people wouldn't even have noticed it if not for this letter

 

[raxadian]

PETA murders animals, they do not care about helping animals they care about killing them without even eating them afterwards.

 

[Kioku]

I’d ask how these clowns are still around.. but then I remember that a separate pack of clowns contacted payment processors over games.

 

[raxadian]

No one playing MKW would think of animal cruelty because of a nose ring.

Nose rings are put on cows so they don't eat every greenery, not to torture them. Sure it leaves cows having a hard time eating by themselves, hence why it is not done with cows that feed of grass besides grain.

 

[TomSwitch]

I’m sure I’ve seen humans with nose rings in a Disney show.

 

[zekro94]

Nose rings are put on cows so they don't eat every greenery, not to torture them. Sure it leaves cows having a hard time eating by themselves, hence why it is not done with cows that feed of grass besides grain.

Exatcly, it's not in order to torture them and I've seen very few cows that do have nose rings

 

[JuanMena]

Silly me thinking cows were some kind of punks, but turns out it hurts them?
I feel PETA is oppressing virtual cow's rights.
Sad

 

[Lostbhoy]

Won't someone think of the animators???

 

[CMDreamer]

-Where did this happened?

-In the USA.

-Oh! It doesn't surprise me anymore.

 

[BraveDragonWolf]

 

[x65943]

I think PETA is missing the bigger picture in focusing on the nose ring and not the cow driving

 

[CrashMidnick]

What about Koopa shells ? Since the 1st Mario, kids are throwing turtle shells every day ! It must end !!!

 

[SDA]

All of a sudden I have flashbacks of PETA suing Nintendo for the Tanooki Suit back when Super Mario 3D Land was released.

 

[Lumince]

They went crazy when they attacked Steve Irwin after his death. They have no respect from me and probably a good chunk of the internet. Every time I see an article or post about them, they somehow get more stupid and I hate them even more.

 

[auntnadia]

“No one wants to think about animal suffering while zipping around a race track.”

… so we’re trying to make sure everyone’s thinking about animal suffering while zipping around a racetrack.

 

[DragonMals]

are these the same people that've created mario kills animals, new super chicken bros, pokemon black and blue, and pokemon, red white and blue? /j

they need to shut up lmfao their rep for making disgusting ahh parodies of classic games are nostalgic but also stupid as a useless usb on the ground.

 

[Veho]

Oh look, PETA pulled another stunt for attention. It's purposefully ridiculous to drum up views and publicity. Ignore PETA. Don't give them the time of day.

 

[previous_member]

I'm glad there are groups that want to promote ethical treatment of animals, but put the energy into where it matters, like no-kill shelters, trap-fix-release programs, etc. Not throw blood on people, soup on pai.. (oh, different group with missing brain cells), or go after a cartoon character.

 

[JuanMena]

Thought you guys were joking with the "parody games"