PETA tackles Take-Two over circus game

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has challenged Take-Two Interactive over a forthcoming circus game for the Wii and DS.

The company is due to publish Ringling Bros, which takes its name and inspiration from the long-standing Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

However, PETA is calling on its supporters to write to Take-Two's chief executive Ben Feder to express their distaste about the game.

The campaign group claims that it has already told the publisher about the "lengthy history of animal abuse and neglect" in real-life circuses.

According to PETA, this includes handlers allegedly using bull hooks and electric prods to "gouge elephants in the most sensitive parts of their bodies".

Last year, the organisation launched a campaign against Majesco Entertainment's Wii and DS series Cooking Mama for its use of animals in cookery mini-games.