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PETA Proposes Groundhog Day ‘Weather Reveal’ Cake To Retire Punxsutawney Phil, Club Responds
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 groundhog to a sanctuary and replace him with a vegan “Weather Reveal” cake.
The cake would reveal either blue or pink filling, signifying six more weeks of winter or an early spring, respectively, PETA suggested. PETA President Ingrid Newkirk stated, “Groundhogs are shy prey animals who avoid humans, yet Phil is annually subjected to flashing lights, loud crowds, and captivity that goes against all …
Bayonne Police Investigating Brutal Attack On Dog In Owner’s Home
Iris Charles of Bayonne came home from work March 27 to a nightmare.
That’s when she discovered that her beloved dog “Biggy,” a cocker spaniel she’s had for about a decade, had been “beaten very badly.”
After rushing him to the vet, she learned the sickening extent of his injuries: a concussion, liver trauma, a black eye and other damage that left the normally friendly canine withdrawn and fearful.
The injuries, Charles was told, could only have come from being struck or kicked.
“He’s almost back to being himself, a big goofy dog, he totally looks like Alf,” she said, referring to th…
