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PETA Proposes Groundhog Day ‘Weather Reveal’ Cake To Retire Punxsutawney Phil, Club Responds PETA Proposes Groundhog Day ‘Weather Reveal’ Cake To Retire Punxsutawney Phil, Club Responds
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 …

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by Jillian Pikora
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What Was Punxsutawney Phil's Prediction, More Winter Or Is It Time For Spring? (VIDEO) What Was Punxsutawney Phil's Prediction, More Winter Or Is It Time For Spring? (VIDEO)
What Was Punxsutawney Phil's Prediction, More Winter Or Is It Time For Spring? (Video) The world's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, predicted an early spring when he didn't see his shadow on Friday.  While Phil made these predictions, a forecaster for a dry spell was also made by the National Weather Service.  Watch live coverage as the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil of Gobbler’s Knob, predicts whether there will be an early spring or six more weeks of winter. NBC News Based on a German legend, it is said that if Phil sees his shadow sunrise when he steps outside of his home at Gobbler's Knob, there will be six more weeks of winter and if he doesn…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Dogs Left Outside During Cold Spell Brought To Virginia For Shot At Adoption: PETA Dogs Left Outside During Cold Spell Brought To Virginia For Shot At Adoption: PETA
Dogs Left Outside During Cold Spell Brought To Virginia For Shot At Adoption: PETA Several dogs left outside in the region during the recent cold spell have been brought to Virginia to be treated and eventually put up for adoption, according to PETA.  When temperatures dropped in recent weeks, PETA fieldworkers have been out daily to come to the aid of dogs left chained or penned outside in the frigid temperatures, some of which saw their water bowls freeze over without any care from their owners. Since the recent streak of cold weather, PETA has been imploring residents to bring animals inside, resulting in the recovery of at least two dogs taken from North Carolina…

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by Zak Failla
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'Tiger King' Star Avoids Jail Time In Virginia, Banned From Dealing Exotic Animals: OAG 'Tiger King' Star Avoids Jail Time In Virginia, Banned From Dealing Exotic Animals: OAG
'Tiger King' Star Avoids Jail Time In Virginia, Banned From Dealing Exotic Animals: OAG "Tiger King Doc Antle" will avoid jail time in Virginia after being convicted of illegally purchasing endangered, non-native animals. Best known for his Netflix show of the same name, Bhagahan Antle was sentenced to two years with time suspended after being convicted of two counts each of wildlife trafficking and conspiring to wildlife traffic in June, authorities announced on Tuesday. He was also levied a $10,000 fine by a judge in Virginia. Following his conviction, Antle was also barred from working with, owning, possessing, brokering, buying, selling, transferring, bartering or donatin…

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by Zak Failla
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VA Dog Chokes On Fishhooked Meat Chunk; PETA Pitches In To Find Culprit VA Dog Chokes On Fishhooked Meat Chunk; PETA Pitches In To Find Culprit
VA Dog Chokes On Fishhooked Meat Chunk; PETA Pitches In To Find Culprit A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for planting pieces of sausage embedded with fishhooks around Alexandria. The harrowing discovery was made when resident Sarah Eberhardt was walking her dog Potato near Duke and Ingram streets, around 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 7, officials said. Potato picked up one of the sausage pieces and began gagging on it. Eberhardt called Animal Services, which canvassed the area and found nine sausage pieces with hooks inside them. After a visit to an emergency animal hospital, Potato is home…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Sicko Binds Dogs Legs, Traps Him In Bucket Found In VA Shopping Center: Officials Sicko Binds Dogs Legs, Traps Him In Bucket Found In VA Shopping Center: Officials
Sicko Binds Dogs Legs, Traps Him In Bucket Found In VA Shopping Center: Officials A $5,000 reward is being offered for anyone who can lead to the arrest and conviction of the sicko responsible for taping a dog's legs together and sealing him in a bucket, then leaving him for dead in a Virginia dumpster. The horrifying discovery of the Chihuahua mix wearing a white muzzle was made by an employee of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet in Pulaski on Friday, March 31, PETA said. The 4-year-old dog was trapped in a blue bucket with a white lid that reads "Pioneer Athletics," officials said. The bucket is believed to have originally contained field-marking paint.  PETA is …

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Meteorologists (Not Groundhog) Share Spring Forecast For Mid-Atlantic Region Meteorologists (Not Groundhog) Share Spring Forecast For Mid-Atlantic Region
Meteorologists (Not Groundhog) Share Spring Forecast For Mid-Atlantic Region Winter is sticking around, no matter what Punxsutawney Phil prognosticates on Feb. 2, AccuWeather meteorologists say.  The middle of January is the halfway point in meteorological winter. Still, meteorologists warn that despite warmer sunny days, outbreaks of cold air and waves of snow may make it feel like winter well into March for Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the entire northeast.  Virginia on down the coast is a different story, and is expected to feel "more like spring," AccuWeather’s Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok says. But his team adds that many "Americans ma…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pet Store Should Be Probed By Officials In VA For Ties To Puppy Mills: PETA Pet Store Should Be Probed By Officials In VA For Ties To Puppy Mills: PETA
Pet Store Should Be Probed By Officials In VA For Ties To Puppy Mills: PETA PETA is encouraging officials in Virginia to investigate a local pet store that is allegedly falsely advertising and selling animals from “puppy mills" for exorbitant fees. This week, PETA sent a formal complaint to the City of Chesapeake Commonwealth’s Attorney Matthew Hamel urging him to investigate Family Pet Care, for “what appear to be clear violations of Virginia’s deceptive advertising law.” The organization is claiming that the store obtains dogs from purported puppy mills, despite alleging on its website that it does not engage in such practices. According to the complaint, one …

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by Zak Failla
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PETA Honors Massachusetts Police K9 Killed In Standoff At Virginia Memorial PETA Honors Massachusetts Police K9 Killed In Standoff At Virginia Memorial
PETA Honors Massachusetts Police K9 Killed In Standoff At Virginia Memorial Animal rights group PETA said it would honor Frankie, the Massachusetts State Police dog killed in the line of duty last month, with a "leaf" on its Tree of Life in Norfolk.  Frankie was fatally shot during a stand-off with a 38-year-old wanted man in Fitchburg, Mass., on July 26.  On Thursday, Aug. 11, PETA announced that Frankie had earned a spot on its Tree of Life for his heroism.  “More than once in his nine impressive years of helping to safeguard the community, Frankie protected his fellow officers as well,” said PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch in a pr…

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by Josh Lanier
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4,000 Beagles Rescued From Virginia Research Facility Envigo Approved By Judge For Adoption 4,000 Beagles Rescued From Virginia Research Facility Envigo Approved By Judge For Adoption
4,000 Beagles Rescued From Virginia Research Facility Envigo Approved By Judge For Adoption Thousands of beagles who were mistreated at a Virginia breeding and research facility are one step closer to finding a happy home.  The Department of Justice approved the adoption of 4,000 beagles from Envigo, the company that kept the dogs in horrific conditions while using them for research. Adopted BeagleVirginia Coalition For Beagle Protection Facebook Page This story came to light in 2021, when PETA investigated Envigo for its brutal mistreatment of the animals. Some of the mistreatment PETA observed at Envigo included: Puppies and their mothers sprayed with a high pressured hos…

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by AJ Goldbloom