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.
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.
Animals are NOT mascots đź‘Ž @UGAAthletics must retire Uga immediately! He should be at home with a loving family.pic.twitter.com/XBdIjRMLGW
— PETA (@peta) November 25, 2019
Needless to say, PETA’s claims did not sit well with Dawg Nation.
The fan base loves that dog more than they love the actual team.
— kelsey (@kelseytaysutton) November 26, 2019
Behold the terrible treatment of UGA pic.twitter.com/3w7zurnyo6
— Beau Franklin (@BeauBFranklin) November 26, 2019
Oh come on. These dogs are awesome pic.twitter.com/CXlK2VMma1
— Joy Simonton (@JoySimonton) November 26, 2019
Hopefully, PETA learns its lesson and understands that Uga is actually treated quite well.