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PETA donor honors 100K pledge for Tyrann Mathieu interception

A donor will follow through on a 100K pledge to PETA for a Tyrann Mathieu Super Bowl interception

The underdog Tampa Bay Buccaneers had their day in Super Bowl LV on Sunday. Dogs will have theirs, too, despite a Tyrann Mathieu interception being nullified by a penalty flag.

An anonymous donor said last week they would donate $100,000 to PETA if the Kansas City Chiefs’ DB made an interception in the Super Bowl. Mathieu made a pick but it was wiped out by a penalty.

Those penalty flags be damned. The donor said Monday they were going to follow through with the contribution $100,000, anyway.

Per the release on Monday:

Angry at what he calls a “100% unfair” penalty that nullified Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu’s brilliant interception during Super Bowl LV, an anonymous PETA donor says that he will still give PETA the $100,000 he had pledged for a Mathieu interception, because “the dogs didn’t deserve that call and neither did Tyrann.”

… Tyrann has now scored a donation that will help us spay and neuter dogs for free, provide ones who would otherwise freeze with sturdy doghouses, and give away straw bedding that offers these animals some insulation against the bitter cold. This winter will be a little less cold for neglected “backyard dogs,” thanks to Tyrann — PETA’s MVP for helping the most vulnerable pups.

The story kicked off when the donor said if Mathieu made an interception during Super Bowl LV, they would $100,000 to help dogs in need.

Mathieu has starred in videos for PETA, showing what impact leaving a dog in a hot car can have on the canine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBTGcWUf2ts&feature=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaJfna0WX2s&feature=emb_logo

Per PETA:

For putting his own body on the line to help animals, we honored him with a PETA Humanitarian Award at our 40th anniversary celebration. His teammate Patrick Mahomes presented the award, calling Tyrann “not only an asset to our team but to animals who need protection.”

Best Twitter replies to PETA’s post about Georgia needing to retire Uga

These are our favorite Twitter replies to PETA posting about Georgia football needing to retire its live mascot Uga.

This week, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) called for Georgia to retire Uga X, the university’s live mascot.

PETA took a clip from Georgia’s win over Texas A&M of Uga sitting in his doghouse avoiding the hard rainfall that most of the 93,000 other people were sitting in.

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“HE LOOKS MISERABLE! No dog deserves to be packed up, carted from state to state, and paraded in front of a stadium full of screaming fans,” PETA said in its tweet. “Animals are NOT mascots. UGA Athletics must retire Uga immediately! He should be at home with a loving family.”

At this point, it was clear that PETA had messed with the wrong fans, school and dog.

Ok, PETA, listen up. You need to back it up. Whoever wrote that tweet would probably love to live the life of Que (Uga’s given name).

He has his own personal bedroom and car at home in Savannah, he is pampered like no dog I’ve ever seen before, he enjoys Georgia games from the comfort of his sideline doghouse that has both heating and AC and he is to us what Hachiko is to Japan (great movie).

And by the way, I have a bulldog who is loved like crazy, enjoys swimming during the summer, gets to do pretty much whatever he wants, travels with me and eats like royalty – and he still never looks happy. It’s how the breed looks and literally anybody who has ever seen a bulldog knows they always look pissed off.

Georgia fans swarmed on this one like crazy. Talking about calling the Dawgs.

Here are our favorite responses to PETA’s ridiculous tweet.

Next time I recommend you do your research, PETA.

 

 

PETA: ‘Georgia Athletics must retire Uga immediately’

PETA called for Georgia football to retire its live mascot Uga.

Controversial ‘animal rights’ organization PETA recently caused a stir within the UGA community when it called on the school to retire its long-tenured live mascot: Uga the dog.

The current instillment of the beloved canine, Uga X, was featured prominently throughout CBS’ broadcast of the Dawgs’ win over Texas A&M, evading the rain from the comfort of his quite luxurious doghouse.

However, this didn’t stop the activist group from calling out the team on Twitter.

Needless to say, PETA’s claims did not sit well with Dawg Nation.

Hopefully, PETA learns its lesson and understands that Uga is actually treated quite well.