Rock 108 Real Rock Radio » fur http://keyj.com Real Rock Radio Wed, 22 May 2013 02:43:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 PETA Slams Nintendo Mascot Mario For Wearing Fur http://keyj.com/peta-slams-mario-for-fur-suit/ http://keyj.com/peta-slams-mario-for-fur-suit/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:30:51 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://thefw.com/?p=56708 Animals rights advocacy group PETA has issued a scathing criticism of beloved video game character Mario in the wake of the new Nintendo 3DS game ‘Super Mario Land 3D’ for powering-up by wearing a “Tanooki suit.”

Named for Tanukis, the raccoon dogs that have long held an important place in Japanese culture, Mario’s “Tanooki suit” has drawn the ire of PETA for promoting the wearing of fur.

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