bijou
11-27-2009, 01:24 PM
The Georgia Bulldogs’ mascot, Uga the Seventh, recently died, aged four, of a congenital heart condition. His predecessor Uga the Sixth died of a similar complaint the year before.
Peta’s Georgia chapter have asked them to make Uga the Eighth out of servos and wires, saying bulldogs are, despite reputation, rather feeble, inbred creatures, and simply breeding them is inherently cruel.
In a statement, the group said: “Peta has asked the school's athletic director, Damon M Evans, to replace the mascot with an animatronic dog - or to rely solely on a costumed mascot - instead of using another real bulldog. ...link (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6669390/Peta-demands-Georgia-Bulldogs-American-football-team-replace-dead-mascot-with-robot.html)
Peta’s Georgia chapter have asked them to make Uga the Eighth out of servos and wires, saying bulldogs are, despite reputation, rather feeble, inbred creatures, and simply breeding them is inherently cruel.
In a statement, the group said: “Peta has asked the school's athletic director, Damon M Evans, to replace the mascot with an animatronic dog - or to rely solely on a costumed mascot - instead of using another real bulldog. ...link (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6669390/Peta-demands-Georgia-Bulldogs-American-football-team-replace-dead-mascot-with-robot.html)