May 22, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Turkeys

Page: 1 2

10 Facts About Turkeys

Posted 11.25.2012 | Green

Read More: Thanksgiving Turkey, Video, Turkey Facts, Turkeys, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Facts, Animal Facts, Thanksgiving Turkey Facts, Interesting Turkey Facts, Animals, Thanksgiving-2012, Fun Turkey Facts, Green News

From Networx's Chaya Kurtz: As Thanksgiving nears, it is time to pay homage to the iconic bird. Not just tasty and delicious, turkeys are multiface...

Read Whole Story

Look, It's The Great Turkey Disaster Of '08

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 11.23.2012 | Politics

For one day each year, the turkey gets its time to shine. While most of that shining is done quite literally, as the glazed centerpiece of Thanksgivin...

Read Whole Story

Boone, the Remarkable 7-Year-Old Turkey

Jenny Brown | Posted 01.22.2013 | Green

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Woodstock New York, Animal Welfare, Animal Rights, Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary, Turkeys, Thanksgiving, Green News

At the ripe old age of seven -- almost unheard of for a commercial breed with all the associated ailments -- Boone has already lived 25 times longer than 99 percent of his comrades who were not so lucky.

Read Whole Story

Turkeys: Some Eat Them, Some Pet Them

AP | SUE MANNING | Posted 01.21.2013 | Los Angeles

Read More: Farm Sanctuary, Turkey Sanctuary, Video, Turkey Companions, Turkey Pets, Turkeys, Turkeys as Pets, Turkey Eggs, Domestic Turkey, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Turkeys: Main course or animal companion? OK, so it isn't even close. According to the industry group National Turkey Federation,...

Read Whole Story

Thirty Days, Thirty Reasons, Thirty Ways: Go Vegetarian In October!

Kathy Stevens | Posted 11.28.2012 | Home

So on Monday, October 1, is World Vegetarian Day--the kickoff for Vegetarian Awareness Month than runs throughout October. If you've been toying with the idea of going vegetarian, then let me be your cheerleader, and let the following lists inform and inspire! Good luck...and please share your journey!

Read Whole Story

Butterball Turkey Factory Raided After Undercover Video Reveals Cruelty

Posted 12.30.2011 | Home

County sheriffs in North Carolina raided a Butterball turkey raising facility this morning to investigate claims of animal cruelty, after the animal r...

Read Whole Story

PHOTOS: Cutest Living Turkeys

Posted 11.29.2011 | Green

Read More: Farm Sanctuary, Cute Turkeys, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Thanksgiving Turkey, Video, Factory Farming, Green Holiday, Turkeys, Cute-Animals, Turkey Bird, Green News

An estimated 46 million turkeys will be killed for Thanksgiving dinner in the U.S. this year, according to Farm Sanctuary. The site describes the ...

Read Whole Story

PHOTOS: Giving Thanks

Posted 11.23.2011 | Home

Read More: Photography, Photos, Vice President, Holidays, Soldiers, President Obama, Turkeys, Thanksgiving, Military Homecoming, Exposure, Home News

As Americans prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, there's plenty to be thankful for this year. Perhaps, thankful that you're not a turkey or thankful...

Read Whole Story

Pardoned Turkeys: Where Are They Now?

McSweeneys | Posted 11.23.2011 | Home

Read More: Turkey Pardon, Pardoned Turkeys, Thanksgiving, Pardoned Turkey, Turkeys, Home News

Gobbler Pardoned by George H. W. Bush, 1989. Currently serving a life sentence in Leavenworth Penitentiary. Gobbler was convicted of two counts of ...

Read Whole Story

Obama Pardoning 2 Large Minnesota Turkeys

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 01.23.2012 | Green

Read More: White House, Thanksgiving Turkey, Video, Liberty, Minnesota, Turkey Photos, Turkeys, Thanksgiving, Obama, Peace, Barack Obama, Turkey Pardon, Obama Turkey Pardon, Green News

WASHINGTON — With a wave of his hand, President Barack Obama on Wednesday gave two plump turkeys a Thanksgiving reprieve, noting that without hi...

Read Whole Story

WATCH: Where To Buy Your Turkeys Alive For Thanksgiving

Posted 01.22.2012 | New York

Read More: NY Restaurants, Thanksgiving Turkeys, Live Turkeys Nyc, Turkeys Nyc, Thanksgiving, Turkeys, Video, New York News

Surely you've been Googling all about how to roast your turkey, planning a trip to the supermarket to pick up your prized bird in a plastic bag in a m...

Read Whole Story

'Pardon A Turkey': How To Support Ethical Treatment Of The Thanksgiving Bird

Posted 11.20.2012 | Impact

Read More: Farm Sanctuary, Holidays, Animal Cruelty, Video, Adopt a Turkey, Ellen Degeneres, Humane Slaughter Act, Turkeys, Thanksgiving, Impact News

The President will pardon one lucky turkey Thursday, but you don't have to be the leader of the free world to save a bird's life this season. Whether ...

Read Whole Story

The Thanksgiving Day Massacre: Life in a Tiny House of Horrors

Marc Bekoff | Posted 01.17.2012 | Denver

Read More: Vegetarian, Vegetarianism, Vegetarian Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Turkeys, Denver News

By forgoing turkey you can add more compassion to the world. I urge everyone to try to make this simple change right now, for this coming holiday. I can't imagine you wouldn't feel better about yourself.

Read Whole Story

Staten Island Has A Wild Turkey Problem

Posted 01.11.2012 | New York

Read More: Wild Turkeys, Staten Island Turkeys, Staten Island, Ny News, Turkeys, New York News

Some Staten Island residents are getting really fed up with the booming wild turkey population in the area. One woman, Fran Russo, who's lived in the ...

Read Whole Story

No Turkeys Fall On Arkansas Festival This Year

AP | Posted 12.10.2011 | Green

Read More: Yellville Turkey Drop, Arkansas, Arkansas Turkey Drop, Video, Arkansas Turkey Trot Festival, Turkeys, Animals, Yellville Arkansas, Arkansas Turkey Festival, Green News

YELLVILLE, Ark. - Turns out turkeys don't fly. The Baxter Bulletin reports that attendees at the Turkey Trot festival in Yellville were disappointe...

Read Whole Story

Heat Wave Kills Thousands Of Poultry

Posted 09.12.2011 | Home

Read More: Chickens, Turkeys Die, Heat Wave, Turkeys, Broiler Chickens Dead, Poultry, 4, Heat Index, 300 Turkey, 300 Turkeys Dead, Chickens Die, Video, Home News

By ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. -- A heat wave that has pushed temperatures well over 100 degrees has killed tens of thousands of...

Read Whole Story

Life With Poultry

Patrizia Chen | Posted 07.13.2011 | Green

Read More: Eggs, Ducks, Turkeys, Poultry, Hens, Jack Russell Terriers, Carabinieri, Maremmani, Bantam Roosters, Green News

When I married, life as I knew it changed radically. No more modeling, no clubs, basta to late nights out or sudden trips to exotic islands just to m...

Read Whole Story

Test Your Federal IQ: Mensa or Moron?

Mike Causey | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Federal News Radio, Federal Employees, Thanksgiving, Mike Causey, Thanksgiving 2010, Turkeys, Healthy Living News

If you are visiting or entertaining non-federal relatives over Thanksgiving and they start giving you a hard time about being a pointy-headed bureaucr...

Read Whole Story

The 5 Biggest Thanksgiving Turkey Mistakes & How To Avoid Them

EatingWell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Even though Thanksgiving isn't upon us yet, it’s time to talk turkey. Buying and roasting a bird can be intimidating, especially if you&rs...

Read Whole Story

Man Has Trouble Hiding Giant Turkey Down His Pants (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Fine Fare Grocery, Turkey, Ny News, Turkeys, Deon Williams, Video, New York News

When stealing an enormous turkey, stuffing it down your pants should not be option one. Deon Williams was arrested on Wednesday after he tried to wal...

Read Whole Story

Turkeys: The Misunderstood Poultry of Kid Lit (Slide Show)

Rocco Staino | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Read More: Poultry, Turkey, Kids' Books, Children's Books, Children, Kid Books, Turkeys, Thanksgiving, Slidepollajax, Books News

Many adults have fond memories of the Roger Duvoisin's silly goose named Petunia (Random House, 1950) or those Boston Public Garden ducks made famous ...

Read Whole Story

The Case for A $140 Turkey

bonappetit.com | / Posted by Guest | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Thanksgiving Turkeys, Wild Turkeys, Turkey, Thanksgiving, Turkeys, Home News

What's the argument for a $140 turkey? It ends up coming out to $8 a pound, or $8 per person. That's cheaper than Applebee's and almost as cheap as ...

Read Whole Story

Heritage Turkeys: Eat A Delicious And Ethically Raised Turkey This Thanksgiving (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Eat Local, Heritage Foundation, Local Food, Slow Food Movement, Thanksgiving, Turkeys, Food, Heritage-Turkeys, Green Thanksgiving, Turkey Recipe, Green News

According to the National Turkey Federation, 48 million turkeys were eaten at Thanksgiving in 2008. The typical, mass produced turkey consumed by 9...

Read Whole Story

Turkey Pardon Photos: Presidents And Turkeys (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: life.com, Presidential Turkey Pardons, Presidential Turkeys, Presidents and Turkeys, Turkeys, Slidepoll, Green News

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, the annual Presidential Pardon takes place for one turkey in a ceremony planned for the Rose Garden. Check out t...

Read Whole Story