PETA urges SEC to ban Texas' beloved longhorn mascot Bevo from attending Cotton Bowl vs. Ohio State After a few recent bans and a near-disastrous incident from a few years back, PETA has once again urged the Southeastern Conference to not allow Texas to have its live mascot, longhorn Bevo, at Friday's Cotton Bowl playoff game.
'Dear Commissioner Sankey: PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) was highly concerned to see that Bevo would be attending the Cotton Bowl Classic at the AT&T Stadium this Friday,' the letter stated.
Being forced into a stadium full of bright lights, screaming fans, and frightening noises is stressful - even terrifying - for sensitive, intelligent animals like longhorns, and this stress could cause Bevo to react in ways that might result in injury to himself or others, as we saw back in 2019 when he charged Uga at the Sugar Bowl.
'After being banned from the SEC Championship game in December and the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Day because of safety and sideline space issues, it is wildly irresponsible to allow him to attend the Cotton Bowl Classic.
PETA has urged the SEC to not allow live mascot Bevo on the sidelines of the Cotton Bowl.
