PUNXSUTAWNEY, Penn. (WLS) -- Ahead of Groundhog Day this Sunday, PETA sent a letter urging The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club to retire famous Phil and another Punxsutawney groundhog. In the letter, the ...

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 ...

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That's the hope of People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals. PETA has suggested that a persimmon tree may be more accurate than a groundhog. The group sent a letter to the president of The ...

Ahead of Groundhog's Day, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro jokingly rejected the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)'s plea to replace the state's famed ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is openly tussling with animal rights group PETA, which is calling for Punxsutawney Phil — the famous marmot used in an annual Groundhog Day tradition to forecast ...