What I find interesting is that they have been bred to have such large breasts that it encumbers their ability to live a normal life. Yes, those butterball turkeys are so malformed that they can no longer breed in nature.
Every turkey in an American supermarket was artificially inseminated. Every. Single. One*. Because they literally, cannot do so on their own - they're too big to have sex. In fact, forget sex, many of the Turkeys sold in supermarkets are so large that they can't even walk.
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| With a name like that, it's hard to say no. |
Well, hang on. Some of them can cost up to $9 a pound. WTF? Forget it then. I'm not going to pay $100 for a skinny bird. I don't care that much.
Enjoy the holiday folks. I'm thankful for much. Be happy.
*That's totally untrue. I'm just trying to make it more black an white here. You know, for drama. But most of them are.
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At least you intended to make a stand!
Yeah, scary what they do to the animals. I only eat it once a year, and then turkey soup at some point with the leftover carcass. (I don't make it - my wife does.)
A little turkey, some olives, and football, and I am good to go.
Happy Thanksgiving, dude!
Someone sent me a NY Times article about how they're breeding bulldogs to look more bulldog-y and how that creates health problems for the animals. It's kind of disgusting really. Then again I'd rather just eat chicken. Not that they'd genetically modify those...LOL.
I was vegetarian for a few years before my last pregnancy and the creature inside me demanded beef. I felt bad for my turkey today. He was delicious and perfect, but I will resume vegetarianism once he's devoured.
I still live far enough in the country that I can go to a farm and pick out a turkey. I like Turkey but we only have it about twice a year.
I have a (true) story about wild turkeys coming up. And, since we got our dog, we've been reading a lot of stuff about dogs, including the breeding of French bulldogs that Dr. Grumpy mentions. They also have to be artificially inseminated (most of the time) because of breeding.
Anyway...
You have a thanksgiving message over on my blog.
Animal husbandry has gotten a bit out of hand ... and food production.
I eat mostly vegetarian. I did make a good turkey though. :)
Happy Thanksgiving!
Reading this late -- but you and I DO listen to the same podcast, don't we. I found that story amazing.
It seems that most people I know only like to eat turkey once a year. Also there are some wild turkeys where I live. Once in a great while they wander into the backyard. Although free, I can't see myself plucking feathers.
OMG, I feel so sorry for turkeys now. Have you ever watched that show, Dirty Jobs? He went to a farm to inseminate turkeys at one time. It was too darn funny. But hey, there are women who get artificially insemintated too. As for being a breeding ground for bacteria...that explains what happens on day 2 of Thanksgiving.
Have a great day. :)
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