An animal rights group is calling on keepers of the country's most famous groundhog to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robot.
PETA says it's unfair to subject the creature to the bright lights and huge crowds that mark this Feb. 2 tradition.
Organizers of the festival say Phil is fine — living better than other groundhogs and even better than some children in Pennsylvania.
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