PETA's pitch for replacing Punxsutawney Phil with a coin toss is ridiculous.
In a release, the animal rights group contends the groundhog mascot “shouldn’t be jostled around by large members of a different species and thrust in front of noisy crowds for a photo op.”
Phil is anything but abused. In fact, if groundhogs could talk, how many would sign up for Phil’s life?
And you can’t help but wonder how Gus, the lottery groundhog feels about this whole thing.
One of our co-workers with access to the Groundhog Club’s Inner Circle confirms Phil is very well taken care of.
February 2nd is a fun tradition that puts Punxsutawney in the national spotlight and boosts the economy in Punxy.
PETA has attracted some news coverage but failed to call attention to what the organization is doing to ease the suffering of abused, neglected, or abandoned animals.
Why, is a mystery.