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PETA Is Being Dragged For Posting Accidental Horny Furry Art

"I guess they can’t make a statement without begging for weird-ass controversy."

by Millie Roberts  18 March 2022
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PETA has released an unsettling new campaign that’s weirding people out for the wrong reasons.

The animal rights protection group took a stance against prong collars — otherwise known as obedience ‘pinch’ collars — used when teaching pet dogs how to walk on leashes. PETA said that they can scratch, bruise, or puncture dog skin, and can even become embedded into their necks, advocating for harnesses instead.

However, the conceptual execution came out a smidge odd. An unknown artist depicted an anthropomorphic Mr. Peanutbutter from BoJack Horseman lookalike yanking on a human’s leash to convey the message, providing free content for both furry and public collaring kink communities.

“Your dog wouldn’t do this to you — don’t do it to them,” the caption read. The text on the image also prompted viewers to ask “what if the roles were reversed?” with the same energy as that TikTok trend two years ago where people sexily hypothesised a world where the dishes washed you, for example.

“The funny thing is, this is one of the only posts I’ve ever agreed with from PETA,” one user tweeted in reply. “A comfortable harness is the best thing for your dog verse a collar in the long run. I guess they can’t make a statement without begging for weird-ass controversy.”

It’s usual of the group to use role-reversal to try and evoke empathy for animals, with past examples including a fox model wearing a naked woman around its neck, and a pig butcher preparing to hang the cuts of human limbs for sale.

The group recently announced their fifth annual ‘Oscat’ winners for the most animal-friendly movies and actors. Naturally, the documentary Seaspiracy took an award home on Thursday, while the cast of Spider-Man: No Way Home claimed one for promoting animal adoption and featuring meatless meals, according to the Hollywood Reporter.