No, not the kind who go to
Washington and make all kinds of inane
noise—we’re talking about regular turkeys, the ones we enjoy at Thanksgiving.
Joe Morette, a
New Hampshire
farmer, serves his turkeys beer with their dinner. He says it makes the birds
fatter, more flavorful, and juicier.
The animal rights group PETA objects,
stating, that
"farmers across the country use questionable practices to keep costs down
or to alter the taste of animals' flesh because their priority is profit, not
the animals' welfare."
We find PETA’s position a little ridiculous.
Morette is not saving money by giving beer to his turkeys. And as for the
animals’ welfare, the turkey is going to end up on someone’s dining room table
on Thanksgiving.
Carl Majewski, a poultry specialist at the University of New Hampshire, doesn’t see any problem
with letting the turkeys enjoy a little beer with their meal. Majewski himself
brews beer at home and raises chickens. He has no plans to share his beer with
the chickens. “I'm going to drink it instead," he said.
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