People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling on the keepers of the weather-forecasting groundhog to let him retire -- and to be replaced by an animatronic groundhog.
wrote in a letter to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club on Monday that it was time for the beloved tradition to change.Every February 2, Phil gets dragged out of his hole and held up to flashing lights and crowds in what is a highly stressful experience for him, said. And his current accommodations don't allow him to dig, burrow or forage like non-famous groundhogs naturally do."It's no kind of life for these animals,"
president Ingrid Newkirk wrote. Read MoreThe Punxsutawney Groundhog Club could not be immediately reached for comment.Phil lives in a man-made, climate-controlled and light-regulated zoo, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's website. That zoo is connected with local attractions including a park, square and library in the town of Punxsutawney, in western Pennsylvania.
suggests that instead, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club get hip to existing technologies and create a groundhog with artificial intelligence that could reliably predict the weather. "An AI Phil would renew interest in Punxsutawney, generating a great deal of buzz, much like Sony's robot dog 'aibo,' which walks, plays, misbehaves, and responds to commands," the letter reads.
Source: Tech Daily Report (techdailyreport.net)
A colossal group of asshats.
Seriously? Why are they just now getting into a fuss about Punxsutawney Phil?
'I love Phil!' 'I love Phil!'
Is this The Onion or CNN?
My cat can tell the weather, too. When I wake up and he’s annoying the fuck out of me I know it’s cold and or raining.
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PETA= DUMBASSES! hahahaah
PETA is a terrorist organization. My dog told me so
All the bimbos at PETA need to find a new hobby
This is why we can’t have nice things
We went through Punxsutawney last year and stopped to see Phil (and his wife). They are kept in a very large enclosure and are treated extremely well.
Considering PETA's shelters where animals don't get to retire, I think we can all ignore their suggestions.
Fuck PETA. If it was up to them, we would not eat meat, wear leather, have zoos. What if Phil dies of boredom!
“Do they have animatronic groundhog money “ - me, a mom
Omg lmao 😂🤦🏻♀️🤪🤪🤪
Phil is probably treated better than any other groundhog in the world
Seriously the animal isn't already?
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Can Bill Murray drive the robot Phil off a cliff? If so I’m in.
😳 it's a joke, right?!
Lol
peta is nuts
PeTA does NOT get to determine what time it is. They are NOT in charge of changing tradition. They will NOT be able to implement their agenda wherever and whenever they see fit.
LOL, robots taking away American groundhog jobs
Is this for real or is early April fools
Was this skynet’s idea?
Just stop it with the rural tradition. Leave the animal alone
Nothing says 'lasting tradition' like animatronic groundhog....Can we have a seance instead?
I agree. Go, PETA.
We should first do a full, multimillion dollar, environmental impact study between the development, and operation, of a animatronic groundhog vs a real life one that farts a couple of times a day. democrats2020
Mmm peta
Ok no we like that fat furry little guy
hey ShubenacadieSam you ain't planning to retire anytime soon, are you ....
IDIOTS!
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