Back to the point, turkeys.On the Eating Animals website the author offers a few links to learn more about the holiday bird, and they are not settling.
Good Shepherd Turkey Ranch in Tampa, Kansas raises natural turkeys that take the regular time to mature and are able to live without human interaction, unlike the Butterball or other mainstream brand you see massive piles of in your local supermarket.
"Turkey farmer Frank Reese has dedicated his entire life to changing that. If you spend some time with Mr. Reese, who runs Good Shepherd Turkey Ranch on a sprawling tract of land in Tampa, Kansas, he will be more than happy to give you a thorough rundown of all the things that he doesn’t like about the “broad-breasted White,” which, since the 1960s, has been the dominant breed favored by mass-producers of turkeys because of the speed and efficiency with which it produces meat: A broad-breasted White reaches slaughter weight in half the time it takes one of Good Shepherd's heritage turkeys. Unfortunately, as Reese is quick to point out, these birds can’t fly—nor can they reproduce naturally or grow at a normal, healthy rate. And (partially as a result of these flaws) the meat that they produce is mealy and bland."
Read the full article here.
Wait. They can't reproduce naturally? Wouldn't that itself be a red flag that this method of raising live animals isn't the best for both the animal and the human population who will consume it? Whatever happened to survival of the fittest or natural selection?
Want to find a natural turkey in your area? Try Local Harvest. It is an amazing network to find farms, farmer's markets, restaurants, grocery stores and much more.
If you haven't learned enough here is some information on factory farming.
You don't have to become vegetarian, I'm not, it just takes one small step to start down the road to a healthier life.
Get informed, see Food Inc., try to take steps to consume mindfully.
Happy Thanksgiving :)
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