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More than 300 million turkeys are killed in the U.S. each year- 46 million for Thanksgiving dinners alone.Turkeys killed for Butterball are packed by the thousands into unnatural conditions, where disease, smothering, and heart attacks are common. The institutionalized, rampant abuse that turkeys suffer would warrant felony cruelty charges if the victims were dogs or cats. In the wild, turkeys grow to about 18 pounds. In order to provide for all the Turkey feasts, turkeys that are bred for consumption reach an average of 45 pounds by 19-weeks of age. The poor animals have become manipulated into fat, big breasted birds that cannot naturally reproduce; all for human pleasure. Animal cruelty and unnatural manipulation for consumer’s consumption is far from sustainable.
It is Thanksgiving Day; not Turkey Day. This is a holiday to give thanks, yet we are oblivious to the absurdness of what this day has become.
WARNING: if you are sensitive to brutality, this video displays animal violence that is very graphic and very real.
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Most animals raised as food on massive farms endure this for the sake of feeding humanity- the fish farms are disgusting as well-
Comment by jeanne November 27, 2012 @ 3:18 pmIt is incredible what we do to animals for the sake of food. I’ll admit that I eat more meat than I should, but I do my best to eat meat from a known, local farmer. So I don’t feel as bad!
Comment by jpgreenword December 1, 2012 @ 2:48 pmThanks for the video – very eye-opening.