PETA’s imploring the Cleveland Browns to dispose of their live-mascot custom following the loss of life of their sideline canine … telling TMZ Sports activities it believes the observe is dangerous to animals.
Tracy Reiman — PETA’s govt vp — made the urging on Tuesday afternoon … simply hours after the NFL org. revealed its bullmastiff mascot, Swagger Jr., had handed away at 5 years previous.
Reiman stated in a press release that “generations of breeding for a certain look have left bullmastiffs prone to hip dysplasia, cancer, and life-threatening heart issues, among other painful conditions.” She added that she believed Swagger Jr.’s loss of life “should be seen as a damning indictment of an industry that deliberately churns out these doomed breathing-impaired breeds.”
Reiman then implored the Browns to go a special route with their mascots sooner or later … urging them to as an alternative merely “adopt a logo featuring a brown mixed-breed dog from an undoubtedly overwhelmed local animal shelter.”
Swagger Jr. labored the Browns’ gamedays for practically the whole lot of his life … after the pup’s father, Swagger, had beforehand held the place from 2014-19.
The Browns stated in a press release Tuesday morning they had been saddened by the canine’s passing, although they didn’t launch a explanation for loss of life.
As for a way they will proceed with the place going ahead … it is anybody’s guess at this level — whether or not PETA likes it or not.
