Ahead of Groundhog Day, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have drafted a group letter to The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s president, Tom Dunkel, suggesting a change to ...

Ahead of Groundhog Day, PETA is also placing several advertisements throughout Sun Prairie, Wisconsin – which uses its own Jimmy the Groundhog – to encourage the city to retire his use as well.

Ahead of Groundhog Day, PETA is also placing several advertisements throughout Sun Prairie, Wisconsin – which uses its own Jimmy the Groundhog – to encourage the city to retire his use as well.

This year’s Groundhog Day could look a little different than prior years. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has issued a statement saying the Punxsutawney Phil should be ...

PETA believes that Phil is being exploited every year, so in exchange, they'll send a "weather reveal" cake each Groundhog Day -- similar to a gender reveal cake.

PETA calls Groundhog Day inhumane, saying groundhogs are highly intelligent animals that enjoy burrowing, exploring and hibernating -- activities Phil can't do in the small enclosure where he's kept.

WASHINGTON — The animal rights group PETA wants to replace Punxsutawney Phil, the Groundhog Day forecaster, with a giant gold coin. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it wrote ...

PETA has made similar proposals in previous years. In 2024, the group suggested replacing Phil with a giant coin, while in 2022, they recommended using a persimmon tree for weather predictions.

PETA has previously said that Groundhog Day is inhumane, arguing Groundhogs are intelligent beings, and that Phil cannot be happy in the enclosure that he’s kept in.

Sullivan responded to PETA and Humane Long Island’s letter by emphasizing that the village’s Groundhog Day event has been a cherished tradition for generations, held in partnership with the ...

(KGTV) — The animal rights group PETA is asking for the groundhog on Groundhog Day to be replaced with a giant coin because it says Punxsutawney Phil is only correct about 40 percent of the time.