PETA releases statement opposing Pokemon

[Emperor Ing]

It occurs to me that pokemon aren't forced to fight under threat of cattle prods or whips. If they didn't want to fight, they wouldn't, even if brought in an obvious battle setting. I admit I don't watch the show so I don't know how often this happens, but I would think semisentient (Yes, that's right. I said "sentient." Problem?! ) to supersentient (oh my, I said it again!) creatures have decision-making skills.
Furthermore, pokemon-abusive characters are usually the bad guys. Team Rocket and Team Plasma come to mind, such as the rivals from RBY and GSC, the good guys. Exceptions obviously exist, but that's the trend.

And as a brony i've already given my input in loving and tolerating PETA. Not gonna happen.