PETA Proposes Replacing Groundhog Day's Punxsutawney Phil with Coin Flip

Animal rights organization argues for retiring the groundhog to a sanctuary, citing exploitation and inaccurate weather predictions.

PETA has proposed to replace Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog used in the annual Groundhog Day tradition, with a giant gold coin flip to predict the weather.
The animal rights organization argues that the groundhog is being exploited and should be sent to a sanctuary.
PETA has been advocating for years to replace Phil with alternatives such as an animatronic groundhog and persimmon seeds.
The Groundhog Day tradition, which dates back to 1887, attracts tourists from around the world to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
Punxsutawney Phil's weather predictions have an estimated accuracy rate of around 40%, according to the Stormfax Weather Almanac.