2 days ago · PETA has called for Groundhog Day alternatives in the past, including offering to send a giant gold coin to replace the animal in 2024. Groundhog Day has been celebrated in the U.S. since 1887.

1 day ago · However, PETA -- the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -- wants to cancel Groundhog Day. Instead, they'd like to replace Pennsylvania's treasured Punxsutawney Phil tradition with a ...

1 day ago · PETA activists are calling for Punxsutawney Phil, the region's fluffiest weather predictor, to be replaced with a vegan "weather reveal cake" during Sunday's annual Groundhog Day celebration in ...

Last year PETA suggested the groundhog be replaced with a giant gold coin and in 2022, ... Groundhog Day is celebrated on Monday, Feb. 2 this year.

PETA wants to get rid of Groundhog's Day, the iconic Punxsutawney Phil, and replace both with a vegan sandwich. The activist organization is calling for the end of Groundhog's Day in Pennsylvania.

3 days ago · PETA has suggested that Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether winter will go on for six more weeks or spring will arrive early, should be replaced with a vegan 'weather reveal ...

2 days ago · PETA Proposes Groundhog Day ‘Weather Reveal’ Cake To Retire Punxsutawney Phil, Club Responds Punxsutawney Phil may soon be out of a job—if PETA has its way. The animal rights organization sent a letter on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, urging the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club to retire its famed groundhog to a sanctuary and replace him with a ...

1 day ago · Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, at a Groundhog Day celebration in 2023. PETA is once again calling for a change to the rodent-themed tradition.

3 days ago · PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (TNND) — PETA suggested that Groundhog Day be celebrated with a "weather reveal" cake instead of pulling Punxsutawney Phil out of his hole to determine six more weeks of winter or if spring will arrive early. The organization, which stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, shared their idea in a news release on Jan. 21 saying they would deliver a vegan cake ...

Jan 21, 2025 · 3 min read. What’s better at predicting the weather than an exhausted, frightened groundhog? Just about everything. So PETA contacted The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s president, Tom Dunkel, with a sweet offer: Retire Punxsutawney Phil and his family to a reputable wildlife sanctuary, and we’ll provide a giant vegan “Weather Reveal” cake every year for revelers at Gobbler’s Knob to ...