While for many Americans, Thanksgiving is a time of joy surrounded by loved ones, the Turkeys raised for this holiday quite literally experience a life of horror and pain. However, this doesn't need to be the standard. With the popularity of Thanksgiving, the American poultry industry has developed industry practices that prioritize profit over animal welfare. These turkeys have become genetically manipulated to grow abnormally fast and live their entire lives in agony.
Sign the petition to demand the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ban the artificial growth of turkeys and commit to improving animal welfare!
Imagine being forced to support a body too large for your legs, every step causing excruciating pain. For many of these turkeys, lying down provides no relief due to the harsh surfaces of their enclosures that create horrible sores and injuries. It's a life of constant pain, where even the act of standing is a struggle.
In facilities across the nation, millions of these birds are bred to suffer. Every year, countless young turkeys die in horrible pain – deaths considered merely collateral by an industry fixated on cutting costs.
We have to demand a change. We deserve to sit down at our Thanksgiving dinner knowing that our food was produced humanely. The USDA has the power and the responsibility to intervene.
Sign the petition to demand the USDA to introduce and enforce regulations that allow turkeys to live natural lives without pain!
