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Pres Obama pardoned "Courage the Turkey"

Started by rosee andrade on November 25, 2009
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rosee andrade said #1 Nov 25, 2009 at 3:27pm

Pres Obama pardoned Courage the Turkey today and now Courage will now live the rest of his life at Disney. It's a start and one more turkey who will be unharmed ... wishing you all a very thankful day tomorrow!

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Erin Dale said #2 Nov 25, 2009 at 3:44pm

Wishing more turkeys could be "pardoned." Please take a look at my vegan thanksgiving poem: http://ipandaud.blogspot.com/2009/11/freebirds-and-fancy-feasts.html

Others who are the only vegetarians in their family must understand! We carry a heavy and lonely burden. Let's keep supporting one another (and saving turkeys)!

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bill said #3 Nov 27, 2009 at 7:55pm

I watched the Turkey fest on tv..and couldnt help but think that it was hippocritical to stop one itty bitty turkeys death..yet wars continue.. and how many americans and others are dying overseas. According to the news lately..it would have been easy for that turkey to slip past the secret service anyways and make its escape!smiley-cool.gif

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Catherine Eure said #4 Nov 27, 2009 at 9:19pm

yeah, and then he ate another one with his family that day. i dont mean to be cynical but it is so hypocritical and illogical and like gary francione says, we seriously suffer from "moral schizophrenia"....

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bill said #5 Nov 28, 2009 at 2:13pm

skyzophrenia... the sky is falling.. the sky is falling...

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Helen Fletcher said #6 Feb 9, 2010 at 3:03am

Moral schizophrenia? That doesn't make sense. Did he mean moral dissociative identity disorder? Doesn't quite have the same ring. I know too much about mental health hehe.
I really hope he didn't have turkey the next day, especially not without thinking about just how wrong that would be. I don't think turkey's not big here luckily for them.
I think any animal saved is a good thing. I don't think it can be compared to people fighting wars. The solders are also able to make their own choices turkeys can't speak up or fend for themselves when kept in captivity. And even a small step is a great step. :)

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