Americans Urged to Adopt Turkeys for Thanksgiving

Adopt not eat. That's the message going out to Americans from animal sanctuaries as Thanksgiving and Christmas approaches. More than 220 million turkeys are killed for food each year in the US – more than 68 million during the November and December holiday season, according to Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal rescue and advocacy organisation. Its Adopt a Turkey project encourages people to pay US$35 to symbolically adopt one of its rescue “spokesturkeys” for the holiday season instead of eating one. Animal lovers can choose between Faye, Celebor, Alexandra, Thelma, Bowie or an entire flock for US$150.