PETA releases statement opposing Pokemon

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Plus, given the animistic nature of the Pokémon world, it's implied that in the past you had things like

The humans were cold and hungry. And then the king of the Tauros, taking pity on them, appeared to form a contract. Humans would be allowed to take the meat and hides of Tauros to feed themselves and keep warm. In exchange, they would spread tales of the greatness of the Tauros tribe, with expressions such as "as strong as a Tauros". As well, if a Tauros warrior approached a human seeking to become stronger, the human (after proving himself worthy) would be obliged to take on that Tauros as a student and friend.

(just look at the library in DPP, where humans are told to thank the spirit of the Pokémon after they eat it)

EDIT:

Now we're already talking about Pokemon... Is the main character really called Ash Ketchum? Is that honestly supposed to be his real name, not an alias he took when he decided to go into Pokemoning? Because such a cheap, lame pun in the name of the main character would be just sad...

His name in Japanese was Satoshi (a fairly normal name). In English they had to come up with something that had three syllables.