Groundhog Day Under Attack? PETA Pushes Vegan ‘Weather Reveal’ [WATCH]

The radical animal rights group PETA is at it again—this time demanding that Pennsylvania’s beloved weather-predicting groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, be retired and replaced with a vegan “weather reveal cake,” as reported by The New York Post.

Yes, you read that right. Instead of the furry forecaster emerging from his burrow to predict whether winter will linger, PETA wants a dessert to do the job.

In a letter sent to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club on January 21, PETA offered to provide a cake—styled after gender-reveal cakes—to take Phil’s place at the annual Groundhog Day ceremony in Gobbler’s Knob.

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The group insisted that the tradition, which has been around for 138 years, is outdated and unfair to Phil.

PETA’s president, Ingrid Newkirk, claimed that being used in the yearly event is a miserable existence for Phil.

“When allowed to be themselves, groundhogs avoid humans, create intricate networks of underground burrows, communicate with one another, and even climb trees, but poor Phil is denied all of that for a tired old gimmick.”

Instead of Phil seeing his shadow, PETA wants the celebration to include a cake with blue or pink frosting inside—blue symbolizing six more weeks of winter and pink signaling an early spring. Apparently, a cake is a more accurate weather predictor than a rodent.

Groundhog Day has been a cherished tradition since 1887, drawing thousands of visitors to Punxsutawney each year to witness the moment Phil emerges from his burrow. According to folklore, if Phil sees his shadow, winter will persist for another six weeks; if he doesn’t, spring is on the way.

But PETA believes the event exploits Phil, arguing that he is subjected to “screaming crowds, flashing lights, and a noisy announcer,” all of which allegedly go against his natural instincts.

Newkirk went even further, saying Phil wouldn’t “volunteer to live year-round in captivity” and suggested he should be retired to a “reputable sanctuary.”

If the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club isn’t sold on the cake idea, Newkirk had another suggestion: a giant thermometer with a sign that reads, “If it’s still cold, it’s still winter.”

No word yet on whether she thinks this is more scientifically accurate than a weather forecast.

This isn’t the first time PETA has tried to retire Phil. Last year, they proposed swapping him out for a giant gold coin, proving once again that they are more interested in attention-seeking antics than actual animal welfare.

The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club has not responded to PETA’s latest demand, likely because they have better things to do than entertain the idea of replacing an iconic American tradition with a bakery stunt.