Uga VII's Reign and PETA's Rain

Many of us or our families own a dog, have owned a dog, or aspire to own a dog or some similar animal or pet. There aren’t many dogs that are more famous than Georgia’s mascot named Uga. This past fall marked the death of the seventh bulldog mascot since 1956. Uga VII’s reign only last approximately one and a half seasons and that was enough for PETA to take a stand for what they think is right.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are the largest animal rights organization in the world, boasting over 2 million members. They focus their attention on four main areas of abuse: factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing business, and in the entertainment industry. They have raised awareness about many different BAD animal situations but this is a new extreme (and joke) that needs to be talked about.

Ten days after the latest Uga died PETA released a statement saying they want a robot to take the place of an actual dog. What?!?!! Did I just hear that right!? They want a ROBOT to take the place of THE most spoiled dog ever to live on this planet? Don’t they ever THINK about what they say before they say it? Often times there are two words, common sense; which should be applied to whatever is going to come out of your mouth, and apparently PETA has yet to realize this.

I understand if a living mascot has to sit in a cage during the event or is treated harshly, but these bulldogs sit on bags of ice during the games to prevent overheating; and when they fly to some of the away games, they are traveling in an air conditioned dog house. I don’t think the human, who is in a costume, mascot could get ice bags to sit on or their own air conditioned cabin in the airplane if they paid for it themselves. There are more pressing needs in the animal world than to pick on a dog whose life can’t get any better; try cracking down on dog fighting, or puppy mills, or some other ‘unethical’ treatment of animals. I realize PETA is trying to do the right thing but maybe next time, actually look at the situation before raising a stink about a dawg that is probably treated better than your own dogs.

To learn more about the latest and past Uga's click here.