Posted by Kevin on 11/27/2009
‘Russ’ will serve as the UGA mascot for the Georgia Tech game and possibly the bowl game, the school announced today. Russ, 5 years old, is the half-brother of UGA VII, who died on November 19.
Russ will not become UGA VIII. The official Georgia Bulldogs mascot will be chosen in early 2010.
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Posted by Kevin on 11/24/2009
PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) is sticking there nose where it doesn’t belong, again. They have emailed UGA AD Damon Evans asking him to replace the Uga mascots with either an animatronic dog or a costumed mascot.
Below is the text of the email:
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.
Notwithstanding the health comments, PETA’s meddling with UGA and their mascot is ridiculous. The line of Uga’s are owned and raised by the Seiler family. Loaning a family pet to represent the University of Georgia isn’t contributing to animal overpopulation.
Obviously, they didn’t do much research on UGA. We already have Hairy Dawg, a costumed mascot. And if they would have dug deeper, they would realize that only Georgia Tech would use a robot as a mascot. Really!
Leave UGA alone, PETA. Find something better to do with your time. May I suggest a 24 oz. bone-in ribeye at McKendricks in Atlanta? It’s delightful!
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Posted by Kevin on 11/19/2009
Uga VII, the Georgia Bulldogs mascot, has passed away of a heart attack, multiple sources are reporting. Uga VII, nicknamed “Loran’s Best”, was born in 2005 and was 4 years old.
Uga VII took over for his son, Uga VI, on August 30, 2008 at the Georgia Southern game. After a little over a year as the Bulldogs mascot, Uga VII had a 16-7 record (10-5 SEC) and a Capital One Bowl win over Michigan State.
The University of Georgia released their official statement at 6:44 p.m. confirming Uga VII’s death.
Uga VII was a Damn Good Dawg! Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Bulldog Nation.
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