PETA asked Crystal Palace to end matchday appearances by its bald eagle mascot Phoenix, ESPN reported on 20 October. A letter to the club criticised the use of live animals amid stadium noise and crowds.
The demand represents the organisation’s animal-welfare position. The report said Palace had been contacted for comment, without announcing a response or a final decision to retire the eagle.
Illustrative bald eagle photograph; not Phoenix.
Source: www.espn.com.
Photo credit: Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK.
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