Animal rights organization PETA is advocating for the retirement of Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog known for predicting the weather in the United States. PETA proposes 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 traditional groundhog with a large coin for the Groundhog Day celebration on February 2nd.
PETA expressed that the person mentioned is not a professional in meteorology and should not be continuously used solely for the purpose of generating tourism revenue.
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PETA made a request to the club in 2022, suggesting the idea of using a persimmon tree to forecast the weather instead of relying on Phil.
According to PETA president Ingrid Newkirk, Phil is skilled in digging tunnels, searching for food, and living in accordance with his natural instincts, rather than being knowledgeable in meteorology.
According to Newkirk, PETA wants to assist the groundhog club in starting a more compassionate February 2nd by allowing Phil and his companion to be relocated to a trustworthy sanctuary. This way, Phil can live a life free from stress and avoid being handled and spun around, while also being able to engage in his natural behavior that he is currently deprived of in his Plexiglas enclosure.
For over a century, people from both the local community and visitors from various places have been going to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to witness the moment when a small and furry creature named Phil comes out of his temporary dwelling. Based on whether Phil sees his shadow or not, it is believed to predict either six more weeks of winter or an early arrival of spring.
The film Groundhog Day, which came out in 1993, features Bill Murray in the role of a weatherman who is frustrated with his job and finds himself trapped in a repeating
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