PETA wants the organizers of Pennsylvania's Groundhog Day Festival to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robotic stand-in. The group says it's unfair to keep the animal locked up and then subject him to huge crowds and publicity. William Deeley, president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, says the animal is "being treated better than the average child in Pennsylvania."
Thursday, January 28, 2010
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PETA wants the organizers of Pennsylvania's Groundhog Day Festival to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robotic stand-in. The group says it's unfair to keep the animal locked up and then subject him to huge crowds and publicity. William Deeley, president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, says the animal is "being treated better than the average child in Pennsylvania."
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