PETA Is Demanding Far Cry 6 Remove 'Racist' Cock Fighting Mini Game

An animal welfare and rights organisation has slammed the creators of Far Cry 6 for a mini game that allows players to engage in cock fighting.

While cock fighting is a maligned and often criticised underground sport, Ubisoft added in the feature to the latest instalment of the Far Cry series.

The video game is set in a fictional Caribbean island called Yara and the main character, Dani Rojas, goes on an epic adventure to overthrow a fascist regime.

As you complete side missions and explore the huge map, you're able to collect roosters and pit them against your rivals.

If you accept a fight then you get launched into a Tekken-style fight, where you can kick and flap your way to victory or defeat.

PETA Latino Senior Manager Alicia Aguayo was horrified to see the mini game in action and has begged Ubisoft to change it.

"Turning a horrific blood sport like cockfighting into a Mortal Kombat-style video game match is a far cry from real innovation, as today's society is strongly opposed to forcing animals to fight to the death," he said.

"Roosters used in cockfights are fitted with sharp spurs that tear through flesh and bone, causing agonizing and fatal injuries. PETA Latino urges Ubisoft to replace this reprehensible minigame with one that doesn't glorify cruelty."

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This isn't the first time PETA has inserted itself into the realm of video games and their virtual treatment of animals.

The animal welfare organisation was similarly horrified by Assassin's Creed 4 and the little feature where you can casually go whaling.

Black Flag allows the player to hop on a boat and harpoon a whale as it's cruising through the ocean and PETA thought it was stupid to let someone engage in such a criticised part of modern society.

PETA issued a statement to VentureBeat, which said: "Whaling-that is, shooting whales with harpoons and leaving them to struggle for an hour or more before they die or are hacked apart while they are still alive-may seem like something out of the history books, but this bloody industry still goes on today in the face of international condemnation, and it's disgraceful for any game to glorify it.

"PETA encourages video game companies to create games that celebrate animals-not games that promote hurting and killing them."

Unsurprisingly, the makers of Assassin's Creed 4 didn't take out the feature.

Topics: GAMING, News, PETA

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