PETA urges University of Georgia to retire real bulldog mascot

[CatMom1994]

The irrational animal rights group is at it again, erroneously trying to read the mind of a mascot animal who is clearly loved and cared for by his owners.

"He looks miserable!": PETA urges University of Georgia to retire Uga, the school's mascot

The animal rights organization shared a video of the pup inside a doghouse during a recent rainy game.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Alpha1]

I agree with them. Any animal that is paraded around in a large noisy group of screaming people has to be stressed. If the animal needs to be shipped from state to state, that's just more added stress to the poor animal. The owners may take very good care of the dog at home, but doesn't make up for what they go through in large noisy crowds and traveling around the country. Whether it's a buffalo or dog, I'm against it, I do believe those animals are miserable at those games.

 

[CatMom1994]

It is a cute idea, but bulldogs don't belong outside four hours on hot days. Uga is lucky if he never has any breathing problems during games.

He lives in Savannah and rides in a plastic dog carrier four hours each way. You would think they only allowed people in Athens to have an Uga.

 

[mechi2]

PETA's mission in life is to free all animals from the "slavery" of being pets.

 

[CatMom1994]

I know. Even though it is dangerous for a bulldog to be in a hot statidum four hours PETA is crazy to think he can't be happy in an air-conditioned, medium size doghouse. The organization may have had a valid piont after the Sugar Bowl incident, but that never happened at Tennessee, whose mascpt os a dpg becaise theikr name is Volunteers. Unless I am really compelled to agree with PETA on anything I take their words with grains of salt.

 

[mechi2]

Unless I am really compelled to agree with PETA on anything I take their words with grains of salt.

Yeah, my thought exactly

 

[CatMom1994]

When a TV channel replayed highlights of Georgia's game at Georgia Tech, the first thing they showed was someone petting a happy bulldog on a sideline. There is no way you can look at that and tell me Uga is a scared dog. He seemed to be smiling.

 

[mechi2]

Some dogs love attention

 

[CatMom1994]

Most dogs love attention. They are pack animals.

Seeing how happy a certain bulldog was on Georgia's sideline convinced me it is NOT animal cruelty to make him a school's mascot.

 

[CatMom1994]

I saw Uga surrounded by people today. Again, no issues. He just sat there looking at the camera.

PETA is making this up. When the only on-field incident is being chased by a longhorn, there is nothing to worry about except Texas.