Woof, beep! Replace Uga with a bulldog robot, says PETA
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.
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merlot winters
November 24th, 2009
1:26 pm
Could they build it with missile technology to destroy other mascots?
Really?
November 24th, 2009
1:28 pm
This is the worst idea from the goofiest, lamest organization in the world. Why don’t we replace PETA with animatronic morons that put in their two-cents where it isn’t necessary all the time?
OZZFEST
November 24th, 2009
1:29 pm
I’ll bet we can program it to whizzz on any passing bumble bees.
db
November 24th, 2009
1:29 pm
2nd and LOL @ merlot winters! That was funny.
db
November 24th, 2009
1:29 pm
Make the 4th but it was still funny.
R
November 24th, 2009
1:29 pm
Dear God, I think I might agree with PETA on something- I went to UGA and love the Ugas, but over the last few years, they’ve become too big because of inbreeding. If the Seiler’s want to keep the tradition alive and not have to worry about Uga dying every two years, take the pure white male and mate it with a female not related. So what if Uga XII has commoner blood in it?
But then I see the robotic dog idea and the agreeing stopped. Normalcy returns.
Amanda
November 24th, 2009
1:29 pm
Lord have mercy….
Drifter
November 24th, 2009
1:29 pm
Things like this article show me just how far off the deep end these PETA idiots are. Every time I read anything about PETA in the news, I take the entire family to Wendy’s…burgers for everyone. The triple cheese with everything is excellent.
rid0617
November 24th, 2009
1:30 pm
Leave it to PETA to inject a stupid comment. People Eating Tasty Animals. Why don’t they get a robotic spokesman?
Jon
November 24th, 2009
1:30 pm
I wish we could replace PETA with a bunch of animatronic dogs. That way we wouldn’t have to listen to their babble.
Nancy Overholtzer
November 24th, 2009
1:30 pm
It is disturbing that an university with a veterinary school would allow and support an unhealthy breeding operation. They need to tell Sonny and family, thanks for the memories but it is time to move on. I also think the university should do something to further research into the genetic diseases that plague man and animal alike.
dougmo2
November 24th, 2009
1:30 pm
PETA- People Eating Tasty Animals
Gary3294
November 24th, 2009
1:31 pm
As only UGA could say to Peta…. bite me.
ClemsonDude
November 24th, 2009
1:31 pm
Enter your comments here
PR
November 24th, 2009
1:32 pm
PETA needs to get their heads out of their asses and worry about real problems. UGA was never mistreated and I really doubt that being the mascot had any cause on his death. PETA IS A BUNCH OF WACKOS!
Ralph
November 24th, 2009
1:33 pm
I agree with Drifter, every time these morons open their mouths it is time for another burger. If anyone really wants to see the dregs of a productive society look no further than a member or supporter of PETA.
J
November 24th, 2009
1:33 pm
PETA IS A JOKE! GET A LIFE GRANOLA HEAD.
Lauren K
November 24th, 2009
1:34 pm
Honestly . . . PETA’s suggestion does not even warrent a comment but I feel compelled. They are idiots – period.
ptjackets
November 24th, 2009
1:34 pm
Im not even a GA fan but I think this is a stupid idea. PETA is a dumb ass organization. Anyone that would support them in any way is a dumb ass!
Road Scholar
November 24th, 2009
1:35 pm
Really?: “This is the worst idea from the goofiest, lamest organization in the world.”
Are you talking about UGA football?
R: ” I went to UGA and love the Ugas, but over the last few years, they’ve become too big because of inbreeding.”
Are you talking about UGA football players?
Steve
November 24th, 2009
1:35 pm
You could solicit help from Georgia Tech….I’m sure they could build you a robotic dawg.
bubba
November 24th, 2009
1:35 pm
The hell with PETA
Jordon
November 24th, 2009
1:36 pm
“Really?:” My thoughts exactly, couldnt have said it better myself
Rimfire
November 24th, 2009
1:37 pm
PETA can eat the doggie do…
GT FAN
November 24th, 2009
1:37 pm
Dumb ass PETA. It’s statements like these that make people laugh at them. Their message gets really clouded with stupid crap like this.
protect the weak
November 24th, 2009
1:38 pm
wow, what ignorance. then just keep breeding unhealthy dogs and watching them die for your football enjoyment! go team!
Reese
November 24th, 2009
1:39 pm
This is a joke right? The UGA mascot lives a better life style than a lot of humans. Preposterous nonsense from a looney organization.
Jones
November 24th, 2009
1:40 pm
Go to the PETA website… It seems like the animal version of The Onion….
Really?
November 24th, 2009
1:40 pm
Road Scholar: “Are you talking about UGA football?”
Are you a Rhodes Scholar? Because two of my fellow University of Georgia students are, the only school in America that can claim that.
ClemsonDude
November 24th, 2009
1:41 pm
These poor dogs are so inbreeded like their fans that they develop serious health issues and die of a short life. At least all of them are treated very well. I hate PETA but they may have a point. Gooosh, that left a bad taste in my mouth.
db
November 24th, 2009
1:41 pm
Probably best not to use your real names here, I guess. Who would’ve thunk it?
Dooley's Cardiologist
November 24th, 2009
1:42 pm
This makes me hate PETA even more than before, and I am not a UGA fan at all. What a bunch of morons.
Dawg Pound
November 24th, 2009
1:43 pm
These morons make theirselves look more and more stupid everyday!!! Weird people!!!!!
Dawg Man
November 24th, 2009
1:44 pm
PETA= Dumb@!!@#@
Jack
November 24th, 2009
1:44 pm
Maybe we need to blackout the dogs from now on.
db
November 24th, 2009
1:44 pm
But Clemson Dude, Did UGA VII drink beer and eat wings, drive a pickup truck and scream “Hell YEA, git er dun” too?
Jen
November 24th, 2009
1:44 pm
Our country has lost it’s collective minds!
PETA is right about the facts
November 24th, 2009
1:45 pm
PETA is right about the facts when it come to how pure bulldogs are bred and the resulting health challenges.
Humans just have to ask themselves if that really matters compared to the enjoyment we get out of having a live mascot such as uga.
JBL
November 24th, 2009
1:45 pm
How about this, why don’t we just use animatronics Football Players! Football players are prone to hip, knee and shoulder injuries, occasional breathing problems and on rare occasions, heart failures. And acquiring football players perpetuates the crisis of taking under-qualified students, leaving another student waiting in the pound, er, workforce.
PETA Watcher
November 24th, 2009
1:45 pm
Why does PETA continue to kill animals…
http://www.petakillsanimals.com/
Dirtyd
November 24th, 2009
1:45 pm
Are these people serious… They do realize that UGA lives better than 90% of the people in this country. Here’s an idea PETA take your stupid idea and shove where the sun don’t shine. I can never get back the time I wasted reading this lame excuse at a publicity grab….
Dawg Nation
November 24th, 2009
1:46 pm
PETA looses more and more respect from everyone everytime they open their mouths. You guys are a joke!!!!!!!
Really?
November 24th, 2009
1:47 pm
Can people who don’t know what they are talking about please control yourselves? Why do you have to show up and make foolish comments about how UGA fans are inbred? Wow, how intelligent and original. And ALL pedigree-level animals are “inbred”. It is not the same as humans, for heaven’s sake. Does this mean species-specific defects exist? Yes, but in Uga VII’s case this was a heart attack. I’m not about to suggest a person stop breeding because their family has a history of heart attacks. And as far as lifestyle, Uga is checked at the vet clinic every time he comes to Athens. He is well looked after. Know what you’re talking about.
db
November 24th, 2009
1:47 pm
JBL – nicely done.
Voice of Reason
November 24th, 2009
1:47 pm
PETA was also mad at President Obama for killing a fly. Enough said.
GaNative
November 24th, 2009
1:47 pm
Maybe UGA croaked from the terrible season he had to endure.
GTFather
November 24th, 2009
1:47 pm
First UGABot, then USC Trojan Horse Bot, then Tennessee OleSmoky BOT, then a WarEagle BOT, and on and on….PETA has sunk to the BOTdumb…
RuKidding
November 24th, 2009
1:48 pm
Once again, PETA garners free press. Great gimmick on their part to get free advertising. Makes one wonder why they get coverage.
Atlanta_Tiger_Fan
November 24th, 2009
1:48 pm
What idiots!!! They also wrote letter to LSU when Mike the Tiger died begging them to not get another live tiger. Thankfully, the Dean of the school wrote back and told basically told them NO and that LSU would be getting another tiger. These people really do need to get a life!!!
The Real Really?
November 24th, 2009
1:49 pm
And nice using my user name to make a racist comment. The maturity continues.
ROSS
November 24th, 2009
1:50 pm
That the most studid, dumbest idea I have ever heard in my entire life. If this is the only PETA has to do with their time, then they need to go help the dogs in IRAQ!!!!
UGAalum
November 24th, 2009
1:51 pm
Are you kidding me PETA??!!?? Get a grip – UGA is treated better than most humans are – Without a doubt, all UGAs lead a very pampered and privilaged life, and are extremely well looked after.
JBL misses the obvious
November 24th, 2009
1:51 pm
JBL the difference is, football players do it out of their own free will.
PETA is right about the effects of the inbreeding on the bulldog’s health.
People have just decided that, when it comes to priorities, the bulldog’s long term health is not as important as the joy the fans receive from having a real live purebred mascot.
Why not just admit that’s where the priorities lie and be done with it?
shannon
November 24th, 2009
1:51 pm
This is why i couldnt get behind Peta in the Whole Mike Vick Thing.. Human Society had it right with Vick but Peta OMG are just dumb dumbs hahahah
guy
November 24th, 2009
1:51 pm
Someone claimed that UGA has 2 Rhodes scholars, and is the only school that can claim that. I was shocked by that assertion and checked it out. It’s false. Of course. hahaha. There are a few schools that have more than one 2009 Rhodes scholars. Harvard, Princeton, UCLA. Of course, UGA was not listed. http://www.rhodesscholar.org/scholars
someone with sense
November 24th, 2009
1:51 pm
Maybe PETA should try a robotic spokesperson. Surely an artificial intelligence could make more sense and generate better ideas than these clowns.
neo-Carlinist
November 24th, 2009
1:52 pm
R is onto something. it’s not the use of a live mascot, but the branchless family tree (insert Alabama joke) that is behind PETA’s suggestion. I share no common ground with PETA, but the argument has merit. Enough with the “bloodline” nonsense. find a healthy LIVE bulldog in a shelter or via a rescue organization. seems to me, this is one example where a call for diversity or political correctness is just common sense. as a life-long dog owner/lover, I would say something is wrong when an animal dies before his fifth birthday, regardless of the quality of life he enjoyed.
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dawgphish
November 24th, 2009
1:53 pm
all i can say is HUH?
Buckhead Dawg
November 24th, 2009
1:53 pm
This is why 98% of the population doesn’t listen to these morons. PETA, what a little PR advice? Don’t wear fur – agreed! Don’t allow a dog to be treated like a king his whole life while 10’s of thousands of people adore him…what the ?????
Jules
November 24th, 2009
1:54 pm
PETA needs to get a grip. Uga is and was not mistreated by any means. Uga is treated better than most humans in my opinion. PETA needs to leave Uga alone!!!! Long live Uga!
Atlanta Blogger
November 24th, 2009
1:56 pm
SMH
hmmm
November 24th, 2009
1:56 pm
Don’t usually agree with PETA, but they are correct here. English Bulldogs do suffer from a variety of health problems due to overemphasis of certain characteristics created through selective breeding, and a friend of mine who breeds them tells me that it’s almost impossible to impregnate a female without resorting to artificial insemination.
Koz
November 24th, 2009
1:57 pm
Jules – - Long Live Uga? It’s a little late don’t you think?
Julie
November 24th, 2009
1:57 pm
Oh, how utterly stupid.
The Real Really?
November 24th, 2009
1:57 pm
Just got back from your link to the Rhodes Scholar website. Deep Shah and Katherine Vyborny were each Rhodes Scholars in 2008. Each are UGA students. Nobody else in the country had two that year. Sorry my info was from a few months ago before the new 09 scholars came out, but that doesn’t make me “false. Of course. hahaha”
UGAlum
November 24th, 2009
1:57 pm
ClemsonDude: “These poor dogs are so inbreeded like their fans that they develop serious health issues and die of a short life”
Damn those UGA fans and their”inbreeded” dogs who die of ” a short life”. You might want to check your Clemson transcript for ENGL 1101. Go Dawgs!!! RIP Uga VII. PETA…… get a life.
JoeV
November 24th, 2009
1:57 pm
Clemson alum here…
My mind has been blown. Eff PETA. I think Uga is one of the great traditions in college football and one of the best live mascots as well. Right up there with Mike the Tiger, Bevo, and the Colorado Buffalo.
Atlanta Blogger
November 24th, 2009
1:57 pm
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reservoirDAWG
November 24th, 2009
2:00 pm
Did I just read a Clemson fan use the “word” inbreeded?
Famuan
November 24th, 2009
2:00 pm
PETA is such a joke.
cheorkee
November 24th, 2009
2:00 pm
What a joke….UGA had his on Vet. on call 24 hours a day.That is better than most humans. Get a life PETA and stay out of sports.
Jules misses the obvious
November 24th, 2009
2:00 pm
Jules the points PETA makes about the inherent health problems that arise out of extreme pure breeding are irrefutable. Treating the animal like royalty for the time he’s alive doesn’t change those facts.
Why not admit, that even though you know the way the bulldogs are bred is going to lead to health problems, that’s nowhere near as important as the joy we get from them being mascots and be done with it?
At least then you would be being honest about your stand.
Koz
November 24th, 2009
2:01 pm
OK, everyone invited to my house for Dolphin Burgers. Not as good as Blue Whale Burgers, but tasty none the less.
Bubba Dodd
November 24th, 2009
2:01 pm
PETA wants to animate it….EICU wants to Unionize it….ACORN wants it to vote….Gore say it’s OK with him as long as it doesn’t breath and put off CO2….ACLU doesn’t care as long as it doesn’t pray…..Obama will bow to it but would like to delay this action until after his decision on Afganastan (probably the 2013 season at the earliest)…..the media won’t comment until they see what Obama decides…..Congress wants to tax it regardless…….Wow! What a country we live in!
Bulldog fan
November 24th, 2009
2:02 pm
Tell PETA to replace their kids dog with a robot. Then they will see how stupid the suggestion is.
Jonny
November 24th, 2009
2:03 pm
maybe we could replace the players with robots who can actually play football as well
buckhead benny
November 24th, 2009
2:03 pm
If I was a real live Bulldog I would be offended by the prospect of being replaced by a fake Bulldog or robotic one. Also, the prospect of a human telling an animal what you can or cannot be. It seems to me as if they would be saying to me we don’t think your healthy enough to live an active life therefore we would rather you die somewhere else. Kind of an oxymoron to me. In addition, I don’t see PETA actively adopting or setting up shelters to save the animals that are constantly put to sleep every day. Seems like they should spend more time assigning individual PETA members to stake out the local death chambers for these animals rather than stirring up politcal controversy all of the time.
Staci
November 24th, 2009
2:03 pm
I am all for animal rights – but PETA seems to always be involved in crazy agendas. If using a real life bulldog causes “another dog waiting in an animal shelter to be condemned to death”, how exactly does using a costume or robotic dog HELP that same dog in the shelter?
Neither a dawg fan or GT fan – personally don’t watch college football at all. Just can’t help but think everytime PETA takes up another cause, all they do is bring ridicule to their own name.
Mikey
November 24th, 2009
2:04 pm
What a bunch of idiots.
PETA = the little wimps we used to beat the hell out of on a daily basis in High School.
They grew up and now they are even more irrelevant.
BITE ME !
`PETA GUY
November 24th, 2009
2:04 pm
UGA did not die. He committed suicide because of this season. I hold CMR responsible for murder.
GO DAWGS
November 24th, 2009
2:05 pm
I can understand why PETA would make such a suggestion, however, those dogs are treated better than most people. I would love to fly first class or when its 90+ deg. outside get my own air conditioned house and lay on a bag of ice!! The UGA’s have been a long tradition and would be a shame to stop it now, I feel terrible that UGA VII died so suddenly, but it happens. Don’t mess with tradition!
this is why freedom of the press is bad
November 24th, 2009
2:06 pm
peta, intentionally lower case, is the most irrelevant group in the universe. Plastic Pam Anderson is their celebrity spokesperson, one of the best matches of shallow organization with shallow representative in the nonprofit extortionists’ world.
However, Bulldogs are much larger, frame wise, than they were ever meant to be. Let’s go with a slimmer, quicker mascot. He would be much better equipped to stop the spread option offense that Florida and Tech run.
Koz
November 24th, 2009
2:06 pm
Maybe we should replace Willie Martinez with a robot, he is causing us all a lot of pain.
Oh PETA...
November 24th, 2009
2:06 pm
So PETA wants to talk about saving dogs in shelters even though they kill thousands of animals in their own shelters each year? Please.
We should also ban pugs, golden retrievers… oh wait, EVERY dog because they’re all prone to some kind of problem. Darn.
MIke
November 24th, 2009
2:06 pm
PETA needs to get a life. That is the most untasteful comment I have heard.
Oh, and when you get a life PETA, take the ACLU with ya.
Sick of PC
November 24th, 2009
2:07 pm
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS SUCKS………………………..PETA needs to understand why animals were created……….They are NOT HUMAN…………….Go to hell peta
Buckhead Dawg
November 24th, 2009
2:07 pm
Hey ‘guy’, new name for you – dumba$$ guy. The year Georgia had 2 Rhodes Scholars no one else did. A question for you – what the eff does this have to do with PETA wanting UGA to get a robotic dog??? You’re an idiot, hopefully someone replaces you with a robot.
Nichol
November 24th, 2009
2:07 pm
I am all for the ethical treatment of animals, but this is just too much. The UGA dog is treated like a king. Choosing not to use a dog that was bred will not stop the breeding process. PETA, there are more serious issues facing animals today… Please take on one of those!!!!!
JD
November 24th, 2009
2:07 pm
Does PETA inbreed within their own group? They obviously do because they become more ignorant with their rants & raves. Get a life!!
JBL
November 24th, 2009
2:08 pm
The obvious is that even if PETA were to bring a good point (if), their ’solution’ delivery defy all common sense and logic. We, as humans, are responsible for the well-being of the animal kingdom. PETA is an extreme political group with little true animal concern, but rather just another cog in machine focused on gaining political power and just trying to push people around. Shame on them for perverting our responsibilities for their power gain.
John
November 24th, 2009
2:09 pm
If PETA had a leg to stand on, then they finally don’t anymore. This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Don’t they understand that the Bulldog that will be the next UGA most likely has already been born? If they have an issue then they need to take it up with the Sielers and other dog breeders about their breeding habits. But the dog, which PETA assumes will have health problems, is going to exist whether on the sidelines or not. Idiots.
dood
November 24th, 2009
2:09 pm
Does UGA (the dog) travel to road games? If so, that is stressful for the dog. Maybe the mascot for road, UGA IIX for the home games. Or better yet, how about UGA replaces their quarterback with a robot so you can actually complete passes. UGA player are a bunch of jive turkeys and it ain’t cool being no jive turkey so close to thanksgiving!
UGA VIII
November 24th, 2009
2:10 pm
I’m gonna hump that animatronic biotch
Love Hamburger
November 24th, 2009
2:10 pm
Hello P.E.T.A. = People Eating Tasty Animals
Please don’t take my hamburger away.
BTW, you really should keep your traps closed, that seems to be where all our flys are coming from.
G-Man
November 24th, 2009
2:11 pm
Who cares? You fall into the trap when you give them publicity, or, in this case comment on their position. Which of course the AJC will do, given its liberal slant. I’m a Tech fan, and so don’t care whether UGA has a live dog or not. I’m sure the dogs are not mistreated or misused. I just rescued a wire-haired terrier. If UGA wants to rescue an english bulldog then it can do that. Or not.
The Real Really?
November 24th, 2009
2:11 pm
Uga does not travel to road games. It has happened, but is highly unusual.
Uncle Tom
November 24th, 2009
2:11 pm
What about all of the horny stray animals walking the streets? No complaints on them I see.
SiddyBoy
November 24th, 2009
2:11 pm
Hey idiots:
Have you read the Book Of Genesis? Apparently not.
Don’t confront me on my river property while I’m landing a trout for dinner. I can’t say why on this blog !!
JoeV
November 24th, 2009
2:11 pm
reservoirDAWG,
Apparently you have never spent time in South Georgia. Particularly Tifton. Every single inbred, idiot redneck has a G on their hat down there. See, Clemson has a fanbase that consists mostly of alumni. Alumni that make lots of money and have sex with beautiful women. UGA has a fanbase comprised of mostly bandwagon fans that barely hold a high school degree. Unfortunately for you it comes with the territory of having a very successful football team, but nontheless don’t be the pot and then call the kettle black.