Turkeys: To eat or to feed

Some eat ’em, some feed ’em

OK, so it isn't even close. According to the industry group National Turkey Federation, more than 46 million of the big birds will be served as Thanksgiving dinner this year. Just a few hundred will get to experience the holiday as a pet, said turkey rescue Farm Sanctuary… #turkey  

In this Wednesday, November 14, 2012 photo provided by Karen Dawn, a pet, Rosie Turkey, is held in the lap of owner Karen Dawn in her front garden in Pacific Palisades, Calif. This was Rosie’s first day in her new home. (AP Photo/Karen Dawn, Josh Garrett)

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  1. Alan Peto Buddhism

    November 23, 2012

    +Jendhamuni Sos I love this post!!  I was thinking about writing about this also (great minds think alike) 😀  
    All living things have fear and feel pain…we should strive to lessen their suffering along with ours.

  2. Osvaldo de Aguiar

    November 23, 2012

    Este não e um costume comum aqui no Brasil,poucas são as famílias que o pratica.

  3. Jendhamuni Sos

    November 23, 2012

    So glad to hear that +Alan Peto Buddhism 
    "All living things have fear and feel pain" This is very true!
    That's why I go for veggies…
    Oh, you can always write one about this for your page too:)))

  4. Charles van Dijk

    November 23, 2012

    I understand it was a gift of the indigenous Americans for the white settlers.

  5. Charles van Dijk

    November 23, 2012

    Without food we die, I'm not a vegatarian, inflicted trauma to be kept at a minimum and don't consume more than we have to. Have a nice day +Heinz Udo Zemlin .

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