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A German branch of PETA, the worldwide animal rights organization that apparently uses Minority Report-esque technology to predict and fight future animal crimes, is taking Battlefield 3 to task over its murderous treatment of virtual rats; a treatment, it says, that will motivate young men to practice their rat-killing impulses on real life victims.


“The realistic computer game 'Battlefield 3' treats animals in a sadistic manner,” reads part of PETA translated statement. “The game gives players the option to kill a rat with a combat knife in the back in order to then lift it by its tail, then toss it away. Killing virtual animals can have a brutalizing effect on the young male target audience. There have been repeated cases of animal cruelty in Germany, where young people kill animals. Inspiration behind these acts often came from movies and computer games."

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I'm all for animal rights (or whatever it's called, you get the idea) but you just can't take PETA seriously, like WTF? You must login or register to view this content.

/facepalm I know PETA protects animals but this is just plain stupid.... I have played war video games for some years and have never killed an animal! LOL

Lmfao. I can't take them seriously. I mean sure, animal cruelty is not something to joke about but hell, we kill THOUSANDS of virtual people. How does that make you feel then.

They might as well file for animal cruelty against MGS3 entirely...

People need to mail bomb peta, not the science buildings. Seriously where's the ****ing logic.

My hat is off to these people. They never miss a thing! I'll be holding a dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse for all the members of PETA. :carling:

There's a possibility that it could be because they're rats? I mean maybe just maybe it wouldn't happen if they weren't rats like if they had been mice..hypothetically speaking of course. :confused: