In the U.S., an estimated 46 million turkeys are killed each year for Thanksgiving. That’s 46 million social, curious, playful, and affectionate animals who are slaughtered for the sake of a single meal.
In our video, The Life of a Turkey, we introduce you to Abby and Emma. For turkeys like them, Thanksgiving is not a time of celebration; rather, it marks the conclusion of a brief and cruel existence within the confines of the animal agriculture industry.
Abby was born for the sole purpose of producing eggs. She never knew her babies, as her eggs were collected and sent to a hatching facility. Abby may have lived for up to a year, but her life was painful and difficult. She was regularly artificially inseminated and had trouble walking due to being grossly obese due to unnaturally rapid growth through genetic manipulation. She never saw the outdoors and never flew, instead living her life on waste-soaked floors.
Emma was one of Abby’s numerous babies. Immediately upon hatching, she was cast onto a conveyor belt heading toward a sorting machine, joining thousands of other recently hatched turkeys. Unfortunately, many of these babies suffered injuries or became entangled in the machinery. Those who were harmed found themselves discarded into a container, condemned to endure further suffering.
Is all this cruelty justified for a single meal? The most effective way to put an end to this suffering is by opting for a vegan diet. For guidance and recipes, explore tryveg.com.
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