PETA Issues Statement on Kyle Rittenhouse's Turkey Shoot Game

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Kyle Rittenhouse, 17 at the time, was present during the Kenosha, Wisconsin riots of August 2020, armed with a semi-automatic rifle. Rittenhouse would shoot Joseph Rosenbaum, Anthony Huber, and Gaige Grosskreutz during these events, with all but Grosskretuz passing away due to their injuries. During his trial, Rittenhouse would claim self-defense and was eventually acquitted of all charges.

This was two years ago, but Rittenhouse has recently received newfound attention as he announced a new video game: Kyle Rittenhouse’s Turkey Shoot. He released a trailer for the game, which shows a cartoon version of himself shooting “Fake News Turkeys,” a statement about the media being “nothing but a bunch of turkeys,” a pretend nerf gun shoot, and a rap—seemingly performed by Rittenhouse.

Although no official date is given for its release, it can be pre-ordered on Rittenhouse’s website, with the proceeds going toward his media defamation lawsuits and legal fees. The game is priced at $9.99 and is said to work on any browser and on Android and iOS devices; however, nothing more than that is currently known about the game.

While the announcement received attention from a number of people for a number of reasons, it also notably caught the eyes of PETA—People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA has issued statements and taken actions against several games in the past, whether it be Far Cry 6’s cock fighting, calling for Alinity to be banned on Twitch, and much more over the years. Given that Rittenhouse’s game focuses on shooting turkeys, it’s not surprising to see PETA issuing a statement against it.

Specifically, PETA President Ingrid Newkirk had the following to say:

Kyle Rittenhouse is right that fake news is a scourge that