With this crazy looking leaflet modeled on scary cartoons, children can read: "Imagine that a man dangles a piece of candy in front of you. As you grab the candy, a huge metal hook stabs through your hand and you're ripped off the ground. You fight to get away, but it doesn’t do any good. That would be an awful trick to play on someone, wouldn't it?"

It has not been well received: Fox News reports "PETA Tells Kids to Run From Daddy"

"This is traumatizing kids by the thousands. There's going to be long-term psychological damage from these kids being exposed to the material that PETA puts in front of them on a regular basis," Martosko said.