It’s New Years Eve and today PETA announced that they are recognizing Sims 3 as 2009′s Most Animal Friendly Game.

In the latest version of the biggest-selling gaming franchise ever, Electronic Arts allows players to choose a vegetarian lifestyle. According to game testers, vegetarian Sims, like their real-life counterparts, live longer, age more slowly, and feast on cruelty-free delights—from tofu dogs to ratatouille. And, like all great art, The Sims 3 imitates life—if your Sim eats meat, it will get sick.

Last year’s winner was Fable 2, which won based on the game’s use of vegetables and tofu as purity items with meat foods corrupting your character.

You can read more about their choice by visiting PETA’s official blog.