Nor did the sequel.
Our culture has definitely devolved.
100 years ago, accidents were more likely to be fatal. Families without a bread (or carrot) winner had to fend for themselves. Working children were commonplace.
Today, single mothers also fend. Fatherless rabbits must still feed their families. Context changes, realities remain similar.
It’s early and I’m not caffeinated, yet don’t both versions speak to surviving in their own culture and time? Our era is not as charming as the vision Potter painted/wrote. Likely, her era wasn’t, either. The truly dark aspects were simply not popularized. Still, Peter Rabbit _is_ her creation and it remains, regardless of what new interpretations are offered.
Did “West Side Story” somehow obviate “Romeo and Juliet”? Were either more than a gloss on the reality? It’s all entertainment.
Nor did the sequel.