#301769 - 2009-11-26 18:21:35
Re: not a good day
[Re: Woody]
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I wouldn't have any personal knowledge about that. If you think about how they live, you could probably figure it out. If a wild turkey ever lets down his guard, he will be dinner for somebody, any day of the year. The lot of a commercially raised turkey is even worse. Some 46 million turkeys have been or are now being slaughtered for Thanksgiving in the United States this year, and by the end of the year, the total number slaughtered will be between 250 million and 300 million. Almost all of these turkeys are bred, raised, and killed in facilities that utilize intensive farming practices, which entail overcrowding, physical mutilations, the thwarting of natural instincts, rapid growth, poor health and hygiene, and inhumane transport and slaughter practices.
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#302086 - 2009-11-27 20:16:40
Re: not a good day
[Re: GreatLakesGramma]
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Registered: 2002-08-09
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One time several years ago, I happened to be traveling behind a truck full of turkeys on the interstate. Some of them had their heads out of the pens.
There were feathers flying all over, and a terrible smell came from the truck. As we got closer, one of the boys said that he noticed that some of the turkeys' heads were blue. I believe that those were the ones that had already met their fate.
We were extremely glad to finally be able to pass the truck and not have to smell or see the turkeys.
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#302105 - 2009-11-27 20:54:18
Re: not a good day
[Re: Stan Jensen]
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Registered: 2000-03-20
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It is not a good day to be a Turkey is it?
A good day for the Turks though. A few years ago, we were on a tour in Turkey. The guide seemed a little perturbed that we seem to take Turkey for granted even though it's one of the few strong allies we have that has a predominantly Islamic population. I assured her that we think of Turkey a lot on Thanksgiving day. She was not the least amused!
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#302208 - 2009-11-28 13:08:35
Re: not a good day
[Re: Gerry Cabalo]
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Registered: 2000-03-24
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Good one Gerry. :)
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#302743 - 2009-11-29 15:49:27
Re: not a good day
[Re: Richard Holbrook]
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 OH! ME! ME! I have a turkey story! Years ago I had a penfriend who lived in Ankara. She once asked me if I knew a friend of hers that lived in Alaska... (since I live in Canada and that is close to Alaska...) Anyway, she took offense to my using the word "Turkey" on the envelope when I addressed my mail for her. She insisted that I use Türkiye. She was not willing that her country be confused with THAT bird. So I did.
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#302745 - 2009-11-29 15:51:13
Re: not a good day
[Re: Gail]
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Gail I'm hoping that your not hoping for a laugh?
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#302749 - 2009-11-29 15:53:02
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[Re: pkrause]
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