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Animal rights organisation has urged Nintendo to redesign the popular Cow character in Mario Kart World. Ever since it first became known that the latest Mario Kart entry would feature a cow from Moo Moo Meadows as a playable racers, she’s become one of the most popular characters in the game. Now Peta, which is no stranger to campaigning against …

Nintendo has recently learned, if you mess with the bull, you get PETA. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently shared their beef with the Japanese video game company in a letter to Nintendo president, Shuntaro Furukawa, over its depiction of the character Cow in Mario Kart World, which released in June on Switch 2. PETA’s SVP …

Animal-rights advocacy group PETA wants Nintendo to remove the brass nose ring from Cow, the joyful anthropomorphic vehicle-driving character in the recently released top-selling game “Mario Kart World.” Yes, really. PETA this week launched a campaign to urge the Japanese game maker to redesign the Cow character “without the nose ring — a painful reminder of the cruelty cows endure …

PETA has written an open letter to Nintendo president Shunatro Furukawa. The reason? Well, they aren’t happy with Mario Kart World‘s breakout star Cow’s nose ring. The organisation says that cow nose rings are used by the meat and dairy industries to “exploit, control, and even drag animals to their deaths.” They also say that the rings are “crudely stabbed …

PETA is taking aim at Mario Kart World’s newest racer, calling on Nintendo to remove the nose ring from its Cow character. The playable Cow is a first for the long-running series and has quickly become a fan favorite since Mario Kart World’s debut. But the character’s growing popularity has also caught the attention of People for the Ethical Treatment …

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, also known as PETA, is now taking issue with Mario Kart World and specifically the Cow character. Cow is playable for the first time in series history. With that new popularity and overall interest in the game, it’s caught the attention of PETA. The organization is requesting for the nose ring to be …

PETA is asking Nintendo to remove the nose ring from the Cow character in Mario Kart World. The organization argues that the current design promotes animal cruelty and clearly clashes with the Mario Kart World character’s otherwise whimsical charm. A U.S. animal rights nonprofit, PETA has targeted Nintendo over half a dozen times since the late aughts. It did so …