PETA is advocating for Punxsutawney Phil to step down from his annual role of predicting the weather in the United States. They propose replacing him with a giant coin.
The animal rights group has written a letter to Tom Dunkel, the president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, asking them to replace the well-known groundhog with a large coin for the celebration of Groundhog Day on February 2nd.
PETA expressed that the person mentioned in the statement is not a meteorologist and should not be continuously used for financial gain in the tourism industry.
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PETA made a request to the club in 2022, suggesting that they use a persimmon tree as a weather predictor instead of relying on Phil.
At the time, PETA President Ingrid Newkirk stated that Phil is skilled in digging underground, searching for food, and living according to his natural instincts, rather than having expertise in weather forecasting.
According to Newkirk, PETA wants to assist the groundhog club in starting a more compassionate February 2nd celebration. They are advocating for Phil and his companion to be relocated to a trustworthy sanctuary, where they can live without any concerns. This would allow them to engage in their natural behaviors that they have been deprived of while being kept in their Plexiglas enclosure.
For over a century, people from both the community and visitors from different places have made their way to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to witness the annual event where a small and furry creature named Phil comes out of his temporary residence. Depending on whether he sees his shadow or not, it indicates either six more weeks of winter or an early arrival of spring.
In 1993, a film called Groundhog Day was released, featuring Bill Murray as a frustrated weatherman who becomes trapped in a repeating cycle of time.
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