The animal rights organization, PETA, is advocating for Punxsutawney Phil to step down from his yearly role of forecasting the weather in the United States. PETA suggests replacing the groundhog with a giant coin for this tradition.
The animal rights group has written a letter to Tom Dunkel, the president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, asking them to replace the traditional groundhog with a large coin for the Groundhog Day celebration on February 2nd.
PETA expressed that the individual in question is not a meteorologist and they believe he should not be taken advantage of annually for the sake of generating tourism revenue.
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PETA approached the club in 2022 with a suggestion to use a persimmon tree as a weather predictor instead of relying on Phil.
According to PETA president Ingrid Newkirk, Phil is skilled in digging underground, searching for food, and living according to his natural instincts rather than having expertise in meteorology.
According to Newkirk, PETA wants to assist the groundhog club in starting a more compassionate February 2nd by allowing Phil and his partner to be relocated to a trustworthy sanctuary. This would enable Phil to live without any concerns, free from being handled and spun around, and have the opportunity to engage in natural behaviors that he is currently deprived of in his Plexiglas enclosure.
Since 1887, people from both the local community and visitors from different places have been going to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to witness the emergence of Phil, a small furry animal, from his temporary dwelling. This event determines whether Phil's shadow is visible, indicating another six weeks of winter, or if there is no shadow, indicating an early arrival of spring.
In 1993, the film Groundhog Day was released, featuring Bill Murray in the role of a weatherman who is unhappy and trapped in a never-ending cycle of time.
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