PETA unveils 'Cecil's Revenge' costume

Earlier this week, a costume company began marketing an outfit that depicts a dentist killing a lion, in reference to the slaying of Cecil the Lion by Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer in a canned hunt in Zimbabwe.

Now People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has launched its own costume that depicts a lion mauling a dentist.

The costume features a bloody lab coat with a stuffed lion attached to its back. The lab coat also features a nametag reading, "Dr. Palmer, Dentist."

According to the Huffington Post, the costume, called "Cecil's Revenge," will retail for $139.99.

"As animals continue to die in agony at the hands of trophy hunters, it's only fitting for people to make fun of Palmer for his illegal, violent pursuit," PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said in a news release.

Surprisingly, Newkirk has no problem with the costume that depicts Palmer killing Cecil, telling the Huffington Post via email, "Nasty little people try to make themselves feel good by killing wild animals who are minding their own business, so we at PETA think it most fitting that people make fun of the dentist for his sick, illegal pursuit by fashioning a hideous Halloween costume after him, as they would after Freddy Krueger or Jason."