Footscray legend Doug Hawkins has taken animal rights group PETA to task after they requested the Western Bulldogs to change their name and retire their popular mascots.

A PETA campaign advisor wrote to Western Bulldogs president Kylie Watson-Wheeler, requesting them to change their nickname and look for alternative mascots.

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“That is just ridiculous,” Doug Hawkins said in response on 3AW Drive.

“It’s a load of rubbish.”

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