Sometimes it takes real loud noises to make people listen. Slaughtering tanukis or any animal solely for their fur is disgusting and attention should be brought to the situation. I agree the association's attack on the game seems outlandish but I really believe it takes these type measures for people to really stop ask, " is this really ok to kill animals just for their fur?" It's one thing to kill for food and then utilize the by products. It's quite another to kill just for the hell of it or to be 'in style.'