PETA Calls for Punxsutawney Phil to Be Replaced By Robot Groundhog for Groundhog Day Duties PETA’s goal is to protect the groundhog, who it says is “a shy, solitary animal.” “ ...

PETA would deliver a vegan “weather reveal” cake — a play on gender reveal cakes — in exchange for Punxsutawney Phil and his family’s retirement to a reputable sanctuary. The group said ...

Deeley was the president of the Inner Circle, as well as Punxsutawney Phil's handler. "With heavy hearts," the club shared the news of his death on Facebook Thursday. "Bill embodied the magic and ...

Megan Swift Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 5:01 a.m. | Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 5:01 a.m. The largest Groundhog Day crowd to date greeted the news from Punxsutawney Phil with a chorus of boos Sunday.

People gathered Thursday at Gobbler's Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil's "inner circle" summoned the groundhog from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his shadow — and they say ...

The two baby groundhogs are Punxsutawney Phil's first children Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV ...

Renatta Signorini Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 5:33 a.m. | Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 5:33 a.m. Punxsutawney Phil has spoken — there will be six more weeks of winter. Pennsylvania’s most famous ...

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring Friday at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania, the scene of the largest and best-known Groundhog Day celebration in the United ...

There’s still only one Punxsutawney Phil.” The club received hundreds of suggestions for the pups’ names. The final decision emerged after a one-on-one between Phil and the club’s ...