PETA wants groundhogs retired

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pennsylvania - A prominent U.S. animal rights group sent a letter to the handlers of Pennsylvania?s famous groundhog, imploring them to replace it with an animatronic. Gemma Vaughan, an Animals in Entertainment Specialist with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, wrote in the letter to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club saying keeping Punxsutawney Phil on display year-round is a ?cruel? way to treat the anima.---...More

PETA wants to turn Va. prison into chicken museum

TROUTVILLE, Va. (AP) -- An animal rights group wants to rent a prison building the state plans to close and turn it into the nation's first chicken empathy museum. A People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals official sent a letter Monday to Gov. Tim Kaine asking to rent the Botetourt Correctional Center building in Troutville...More..Follow On Twitter----Premium Domain Names