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

Will we have an early spring? Or will there be a longer winter? Here's a look at how Punxsutawney Phil has called it over the years.

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.

PETA has suggested that Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether winter will go on for six more weeks or spring will arrive early, should be replaced with a vegan 'weather reveal' cake on Groundhog Day.

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 ...

Groundhog Day 2025 is upon us, and you know the program: Every Feb. 2, Phil emerges from his burrow in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. If he sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. If not, spring is just around the corner.

A few groundhogs from the New Jersey region and New York state will let us know if spring will be arriving early this year or late.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Windy City Weekend" had a live studio audience this Friday. And Val Warner and Ryan Chiaverini had a familiar face to greet that audience - restaurateur/entrepreneur Billy Dec, who was one of the guests on the very first "Windy City Live" program back in 2011.

With Groundhog Day on Sunday, animal rights advocates are touting a new human mascot as they urge officials to retire one of Long Island's most famous groundhogs, Malverne Mel.The effort to drop Mel comes amid a nationwide push to replace real groundhogs with alternatives at annual Groundhog Day ceremonies held on Feb.