Uga vs. R2D2.

Woof, beep! Replace Uga with a bulldog robot, says PETA
by Jim Galloway/Atlanta Journal Constitution

While it sounds like something Georgia Tech might suggest, Tim Bryant with WGAU (1340AM) in Athens just posted this:

People for Ethical Treatment of Animals has a suggestion for the University of Georgia, which is looking for a replacement for Uga VII, the Georgia Bulldog mascot who died last Thursday in Savannah:

PETA says the University should use what it calls an “animatronic dog,” or use a person in a costume. PETA has sent its suggestion via e-mail to University of Georgia Athletic Director Damon Evans. The PETA e-mail follows…

In the wake of the untimely death of the University of Georgia’s (UGA) bulldog mascot, Uga VII, 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. Bulldogs are prone to breathing difficulties, hip dysplasia, heart disorders, and other congenital ailments, and acquiring a dog from a breeder perpetuates the animal overpopulation crisis while causing another dog waiting in an animal shelter to be condemned to death.

Wow, PETA just doesn't give up do they? Now they want an animatronic dog as UGA. Ridiculous. I could see if Georgia beat the dogs with a whip daily or something but I'm sure UGA leads a pretty charmed life. Probably eats better than Scooby Doo. So unless getting rid of Uga solves the entire bulldog health dilemma maybe PETA can just shut their yap and go back to throwing paint on rich people's coats. Stop messing with football or we can train Uga to bite you. He's done it before.