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quinnox

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7. oh, thought it was a PETA thing

Reply to Luminous Animal (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 02:17 PM

Nov 2012

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Butterball. Yum... [View all] Luminous Animal Nov 2012 OP

My uncle worked on a chicken farm Aerows Nov 2012 #1

Not much of a turkey fan but quinnox Nov 2012 #2

What does this have to do with PETA? It is an undercover film by Mercy For Animals. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #4

oh, thought it was a PETA thing quinnox Nov 2012 #7

Yum is right... SidDithers Nov 2012 #3

I take that as a yes for animal torture? Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #6

It's a yes for crispy, golden, butter-basted skin... SidDithers Nov 2012 #14

The OP is about animal abuse. I apologize if the OP was not clear enough for you Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #16

Take this as a yes. Regardless. Opened it up as same. flvegan Nov 2012 #28

So delicious! HappyMe Nov 2012 #8

A maggot and pus puree should do the trick. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #9

I'll send you some. HappyMe Nov 2012 #11

Thank you. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #15

where do I get the pus from? I can easily breed maggots before Gobble day... snooper2 Nov 2012 #17

You can scrape the pus off the turkeys at the Butterball factory. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #19

That bird actually looks overcooked. Frying is the way to go though... cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #25

Enjoy your abused animal from birth to death. Each and every moment of their lives Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #30

Are you totally comfortable with eating an animal that has been kicked and thrown around. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #26

how do you know the turkey I grab off the shelf was actually abused? snooper2 Nov 2012 #36

All factory farmed animals are abused. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #38

maggots is flamingdem Nov 2012 #5

I'm sorry. I just can't watch. That sort of thing is part of why I went vegehegian. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #10

I don't blame you for not watching. And I really cannot comprehend the cruelty behind Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #13

Eggs are bad too. We get our from free-range chickens and damn are they good. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #18

It was a good rant. :) Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #21

Thank you. I try not to be evangelical about the issue, but sometimes I can't help it. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #22

I've been a vegetarian to eating fish and/or fowl for decades.... Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #24

Great rant! JNelson6563 Nov 2012 #32

I firmly believe that improving working conditions can go a long way toward improving conditions for Brickbat Nov 2012 #12

This is why nothing from a factory farm goes into my mouth. bunnies Nov 2012 #20

I guess I will do what I traditionally do every year.. AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #23

We also do duck LadyHawkAZ Nov 2012 #27

I look around here at the responses, and remember. flvegan Nov 2012 #29

It's so disgusting that all of our food dem4ward Nov 2012 #31

I've noticed a huge difference in just the last decade PotatoChip Nov 2012 #33

I'm a member of PETA but I eat meat LostinRed Nov 2012 #34

My thoughts too eridani Nov 2012 #35

Anthropomorphism is such a first-world conceit. Robb Nov 2012 #37