do u think peta went to far

i think peta does alot of good for animals as do alot of other ppl but i heard on the news last night that many suspect peta of pushing it to far because they say that the groundhog in PA {the one they use to see if he sees his shadow} is being terrified and stressed out by the ritual. the "owner" of the ground hog replied by saying that he gets treated better then alot of kids do. so my question is has the animal rights group pushed it to far on this one in your opinion or do u agree with their assessment?