Group Wants to Give Turkeys Something to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
For Immediate Release:
November 16, 2012
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Buffalo, N.Y. -- Two sexy "pilgrims" wearing high heels and anything-but-puritanical garb will hand out free Tofurky roasts in downtown Buffalo on Monday as part of PETA's tour to promote a vegan Thanksgiving. The lovely duo hopes to reach people's hearts through their stomachs and is urging consumers to stay true to the holiday spirit this Thanksgiving by giving turkeys something to be thankful for.
When: Monday, November 19, 12 noon
Where: Southeast corner of Eagle and Franklin, Buffalo
Why have PETA's pilgrims traded in their muskets for a plateful of Tofurky? Approximately 250 million turkeys are killed in the U.S. every year—45 million for Thanksgiving dinners alone. In nature, turkeys are protective and loving parents as well as spirited explorers who can climb trees and run as fast as 18 miles per hour. But most turkeys slated to be killed for food are crammed into filthy warehouses, where disease, smothering, and heart attacks are common. Turkeys are drugged and bred to grow such unnaturally large upper bodies that their legs often become crippled under the weight.
"Thanksgiving is murder on turkeys," says sexy pilgrim Leila Sleiman. "With fabulous faux fowl, you can celebrate without causing suffering—and give a bird something to be thankful for."
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