PETA sent a letter to The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s president, Tom Dunkel, asking if they can replace the animal with a weather reveal cake instead.

German immigrants continued that tradition in Pennsylvania but swapped the hedgehog for a groundhog. Over time, the tradition changed in some parts of the country. Texas has Bee Cave Bob, an armadillo, and Big Al the alligator in Beaumont. Florida also has their "mollusk meteorologist."

If the vegan cake has a blue interior when it's cut, it would mean six more weeks of winter. Pink would signal an early spring.

In a letter to the president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle, PETA suggests replacing live groundhogs with a gender reveal-style vegan cake. PETA said they'd provide the cake every year in exchange for letting Punxsutawney Phil retire.

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

In a Jan. 20 statement, PETA announced that it has offered the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club a free vegan cake every year if it allows Punxsutawney Phil to retire.

Let them eat cake? People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, also known as PETA, believes it has a sweet deal for the people near Gobbler's Knob, home to Punxsutawney Phil. The organization ...

PETA activists are calling for Punxsutawney Phil, the region’s fluffiest weather predictor, to be replaced with a vegan “weather reveal cake” during

First, let’s take a look at the daily weather data provided by S.R. Fraley, the National Weather Service’s observer at the Rolla (Missouri S&T) NOAA Co-Op Weather Station.

When it comes to Groundhog Day, Pennsylvania’s legendary Punxsutawney Phil isn’t the only rodent that makes predictions about whether we will have a long winter or an early spring. New Jersey has a few of its own furry forecasters,

On Jan. 3, a swell shark egg hatched at Shreveport Aquarium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The egg was discovered by aquarium staff in a female shark tank about eight months ago, but it may have remained undetected for a month or two before, according to a news release.