Groundhog's Day
PETA is suggesting Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog call it a career.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club on Tuesday morning and asked for Punxsutawney Phil to retire “to a reputable sanctuary and start using a cutting-edge animatronic groundhog that could actually predict the weather using artificial intelligence instead,” according to a release.
The letter, signed by PETA president Ingrid Newkirk, says “an AI Phil would renew interest in Punxsutawney, generating a great deal of buzz. Today’s young people are born into a world of terabytes, and to them, watching a nocturnal rodent being pulled from a fake hole isn’t even worthy of a text message,”.
The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club had not responded to the letter as of Tuesday afternoon.
Groundhog Day festivities are scheduled to take place as planned on Sunday, Feb. 2, in Punxsutawney.
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/peta-wants-punxsutawney-phil-to-retire/
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I don't believe there's any unethical treatment of these groundhogs in Punxsutawney. As for their ability to "predict" weather, we all know that it's an old wives' tale anyway.
About 12 miles outside "Punxsy", as the locals call it.
