Mercedes-Benz will offer a leather-free alternatives, on demand. A spokesman notes, however, that ” our customers … are more likely to want even more leather at the premium end.”

Regardless, PETA, which was threatening to protest their headquarters, is onto bothering someone else for now.

“When you consider that the skins of four to 15 cows are needed for each car this means thousands of cows will be spared,” said PETA researcher Edmund Haferbeck. “This is a huge victory for animal rights.”

That they’ll be a leather-free Mercedes or two if a PETA activist decides to buy one? Maybe they’ll give one away to Leo DiCaprio for added advertising purposes? So two. Celebration time for PETA.

Such odd ducks.