turkey facts - Vegan Outreach Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:55:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 True Thanksgiving Turkey Facts https://staging.veganoutreach.org/true-thanksgiving-turkey-facts/ Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:16:14 +0000 http://staging.veganoutreach.org/?p=1947 By Toni Okamoto While compiling my own list of True Thanksgiving Turkey Facts, I was surprised to find this well-done infograph by Business Insider. Turkeys live very sad lives before they are slaughtered at the young age 3-5 months old. You can help by choosing compassionate alternatives. Try planning a cruelty-free Thanksgiving with our Ultimate Vegan […]

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While compiling my own list of True Thanksgiving Turkey Facts, I was surprised to find this well-done infograph by Business Insider.

Turkeys live very sad lives before they are slaughtered at the young age 3-5 months old. You can help by choosing compassionate alternatives. Try planning a cruelty-free Thanksgiving with our Ultimate Vegan Thanksgiving Menu!

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*It appears there is a mistake in this infographic regarding 1 million turkeys being boiled alive. Based on 2013 USDA slaughter statistics, 614,062 chickens and 16,996 turkeys are drowned in hot water. But the idea is the same — eating turkeys leads to many of them being scalded before drowning.

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