Tintin in trouble: Congo book slammed
Arush Chopra Friday, February 03, 2006 00:40 IST
MUMBAI: He wanted to save Snowy, but landed himself in trouble. Tintin, the young reporter made immortal by the late Belgian writer-illustrator Herge, is likely to be slammed by city animal rights activists over the way he kills and mistreats wild animals in 'Tintin in the Congo' —the latest in the 24-part French comic series to be released in English worldwide.
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India have raised an objection to the comic book being sold openly on book stands for "glorifying the hunting and mindless ill-treatment of animals."
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