A Thanksgiving Feast FOR Turkeys
If the sight of piles of packaged birds leaves a taste in your mouth as tart as raw cranberries, consider sponsoring a turkey this year. Adoption is very hot right now—it was only a matter of time before it began applying to other species.
For $25, your turkey gets to live at a shelter for farm animals and have his own Thanksgiving feast (of squash). Turkeys have been giving us wings and legs and breasts for centuries. This year, I'm giving them a little bit of heart. They are an American bird, after all, and deserve something to be thankful for like everyone else!
Adopt a turkey this year at Farm Sanctuary. I just did. He's the hot gobbler pictured above. His name is Apollo, and this is what he has to say, according to the adoption agency: "Tell the world we have arrived—and we're ready for pumpkin pie!"
Handsome, and eloquent. I couldn't be more proud!
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11 Comments:
I sponsored a Turkey a few years ago. Now, I'm proud to say, he is playing defense for the Seattle Sonics.
JudgeFudge at 4:43PM on 11/25/08
Obviously, we next need an avenue for adopting pumpkins before they're pie-bound ... their innards puréed, prior to being subjected to a slow bake.
LunaPierCook at 4:45PM on 11/25/08
Good for you, Kerry! Farm Sanctuary does great work.
baboo at 6:39PM on 11/25/08
How about donating 25 dollars so a poor american can eat?
jstanch at 8:29PM on 11/25/08
Question re turkey adoption: why get the turkeys from factory farms? I get that you the sanctuary is saving his life, but isn't buying a turkey to save it another way of supporting the turkey producer (by paying them for the turkey)? Can someone enlighten me about the process?
spartana07 at 8:54PM on 11/25/08
It's not like a commercial turkey is going to live long anyway- and it's not going to be a painless life, as their legs and body will give out pretty quickly from their size...
I agree, why not give the money to a food bank or charity that helps humans.
cmtigger at 1:30AM on 11/26/08
How about sending me $25?? You can adopt me.
I'm sorry, but this seems so ridiculous to me. The turkey really doesn't care. And there are people suffering today because of this economy who could desperately use that $25 to buy a meal for their families.
Like my mother-in-law is fond of saying, "A fool and his money are soon parted."
juliebugsmama at 8:11AM on 11/26/08
First of all, there is something inherently selfish about giving to charity, isn't there? We tend to choose the charities that warm our individual hearts, and give us personal satisfaction, and support our own agendas. It takes all kinds, and naturally most people will give to humans, and some people will give to animals, or the arts, or education, or research, or politics. If we all chose to give to the ones who needed it most, then no, we would not even be giving to Americans falling on hard times this year. There are plenty of people worldwide riddled with disease and starvation and oppression, and most of them are not in America. That just happens to be what moves you most this year, and in truth, I share the same concerns. However, this post was about turkey. Frankly, I think it is tacky to mock a charity that does good work, even you find this particular program futile. Talk is cheap. I'd be willing to match my $25 donation for Apollo to a local New York soup kitchen (again, for me, that is what matters--I won't criticize how you choose to improve the world), but these comments contain more futile criticism than suggestion. Go on, post some other worthy causes, charities that match your agenda, and give people the opportunity to follow your lead this season, as I hope some will follow mine, and consider Farm Sanctuary. If you want to provide links, HTML codes for doing so appear at the bottom. This is a forum, so take this opportunity to use it well. And if the president can pardon a turkey, so can I.
Kerry Saretsky at 9:24AM on 11/26/08
I just have to shake my head at this. You are really sponsoring a turkey? Sad, very sad!
dsquare at 9:38AM on 11/26/08
@Kerry: so agreed. why knock someone who's trying to do any measure of good, for any living thing? anyone who's willing to pass on a bit of their good fortune (ie $) gets my kudos.
what a silly thing to argue about!
lets not forget this is SE. eat and have fun.
redzerostar at 4:32PM on 11/26/08
I thought my question was legitimate...
spartana07 at 10:00AM on 11/27/08