PETA suggests replacing Punxsutawney Phil with hologram for Groundhog Day: 'Let Phil and his family retire'

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• The massive projection would also offer local weather predictions, according to PETA."Pixelated popstars are headlining concerts and long-departed celebrities are attending conventions, so why not put that technology to good use: on a hologram that lets the real Phil hibernate in peace," PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk wrote in a statement.
• "PETA is urging the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club to chuck its tired tradition of harassing a shy animal and give Gobbler’s Knob a glow-up with a phantom prognosticator." DAN GAINOR: THE 7 CRAZIEST STORIES OF 2025.
• YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT MADE THIS LIST PETA shared an artistic rendering of a potential Punxsutawney Phil groundhog hologram.
• (PETA) PETA noted that, when given the chance, naturally shy groundhogs avoid humans and enjoy burrowing, exploring and hibernating.
• They said these simple pleasures are made "impossible" for Phil to appreciate, given the small enclosure he is kept in year-round.