PETA wants to replace Punxsutawney Phil with 3D hologram

PETA is once again advocating for the retirement of Punxsutawney Phil ahead of Groundhog Day on Feb. 2. See Gov. Josh Shapiro's response.

PETA wants Punxsutawney Phil to be replaced by a hologram

PETA is urging the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club to chuck its tired tradition of harassing a shy animal and give Gobbler’s Knob a glow-up with a phantom prognosticator,” said PETA Founder

PETA wants Punxsutawney Phil to be replaced by a hologram. Here’s how Gov. Shapiro responded

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is back at it once again. For the past several years around late January, the animal rights group has issued a press release suggesting that the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club replace it’s beloved groundhog mascot,

PETA says Punxsutawney Phil should be a hologram. Gov. Shapiro says, ‘Don’t tread on me.’

As certainly as Bill Murray’s character in Groundhog Day awakes to “I Got You Babe” every morning at 6 a.m., every year around this time, PETA calls for Punxsutawney Phil to be retired to a sanctuary and replaced by some perennially preposterous proxy.
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PETA wants famous Punxsutawney Phil to retire, replaced with animatronic groundhog

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Penn. -- Ahead of Groundhog Day this Sunday, PETA sent a letter urging The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club to retire famous Phil and another Punxsutawney groundhog. In the letter, the animal rights group suggested replacing Phil with an ...

Grading the groundhogs. Which fuzzy forecasters are the most accurate?

Across the U.S. and Canada, where Groundhog Day is primarily celebrated, there are 88 weather-forecasting groundhogs in total, according to groundhog-day.com, which bills itself as the leading data source for the holiday that falls on Feb. 2.