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PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa.
An animal rights group wants organizers of Pennsylvania's Groundhog Day festival to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robotic stand-in.
According to the longtime tradition, if Phil the groundhog sees his shadow on the Feb. 2 unofficial holiday, then there will be six more weeks of winter. If he does not appear to see his shadow, there will be an early spring.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says it's unfair to keep the animal in captivity and subject him to the huge crowds and bright lights that accompany tens of thousands of revelers each year in Punxsutawney, a tiny borough about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northeast of Pittsburgh. PETA is suggesting the use of an animatronic model.
But William Deeley, president of the Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, says the animal is "being treated better than the average child in Pennsylvania." The groundhog is kept in a climate-controlled environment and is inspected annually by the state Department of Agriculture.
Deeley says PETA isn't interested in Phil from Feb. 2 on, and is looking for publicity.
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Ok folks, I have got to take a minute to thank you all for some of the funniest posts I have read on this web page. They are a scream. I have actually laughed out loud at a couple of them. Thank you for brightening up an otherwise cold and blustery day for me.
PETA
I'm all for PETA, People Eating Tasty Animals
How much?
How much ground could a groundhog hog if a groundhog could hog ground?
"Compassionate Technology" Raises Pa. Groundhog Unemployment
President Obama, in an unscheduled stop in Pittsburgh today, announced his new plan to include help for recently unemployed groundhogs in the latest version of his upcoming second stimulus package. His plan will include unemployment coverage for all groundhogs who lost thier jobs as a result of their replacement by robots. The move to robots, Dubbed "Compassionate Technology" by supporters, is touted as a logical extension of the country's move toward "Green Technology".
The President's plan to cover unemployment benefits for groundhogs includes the requirement that they form and become a member of a Labor Union. Representatives from the local office of SEIU could not be reached for comment.
PETA and Pat Robertson our
PETA and Pat Robertson our tidewater nut cases.
um um good
Groundhog Wraps
2 medium, groundhogs, skinned, gutted and de-boned
1 large vidalia onion
1 green pepper
Five low-carb tortillas
Ground the ground hog and fold in chopped onions and peppers
Brown groundhog and drain the fat, cook to med-rare
Cheese optional
Dress with A-1
Voila!
We could be real close to putting your recipe to use.
With the out of control, reckless spending of the federal government in the past few years, especially the past year, we might need to go to road kill for food.
timing is horrible
PETA truly is heartless. At a time when the national unemployment rate is over 10%, this publicity-hungry organization would toss this hard-working rodent into the ranks of the unemployed for their own selfish gains.
The horror of it all is more than I can bear.
Wanna confuse PETA?
Ask them why they have pets? Their (what do they say) companion animals, live in air conditioned buildings, are restrained and forced to be by their side day and night, are forced to be at their office all day instead of outside where they would rather be, are kept on vegitarian diets, are not allowed to hunt and kill as they would in the wild, are protected from their preditors, in other words, PETA members animals are living the same life as Punxsutawney Phil! If PETA were true to their belives, they would immediately walk (don't wanna ride in a car cause it's not natural) their pet beast to the nearest woods or Dismal Swamp and release them to live in the wild the way nature intended. People Embarrassing the Tidewater Area is nothing but a bunch of child terrorist and control freaks who want to control the way everyone else lives. I'd put money on Phil being treated far better than a PETA members pet would be. Every wonder how they keep warft rats out of their building?
Why try to confuse PETA?
Didn't they come thay way?