Board 8 > Annual reminder: 45 million turkeys die every year for Thanksgiving.

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https://time.com/5022315/turkeys-killed-thanksgiving/

45 million. Let me put this in perspective. If each turkey were a person, that's like eating the population of the 24 least populated US states, largest being Oregon. For what? Thanksgiving? Disgusting.

This year, why not consider vegetarian options? There's tofurkeys and they taste great. Not wanting turkey? Impossible burgers are AMAZING and eating them reminds me of when I used to eat burgers. They're not vegan since they use the same grills as meat burgers, but at least no animal died for your meal.

You could be compassionate and eat vegetarian/vegan food, or eat the flesh of innocent animals that only ever wanted freedom. But before you do, put yourself in their position. How would you like it to be raised on a factory farm, having an awful life until you're eventually steamed alive, plucked, killed, shipped, frozen, thawed, cooked, and then eaten? You probably wouldn't like that. So why pay for people to do that to some innocent animal?

Boycott meat and have a cruelty-free Thanksgiving.
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Delicious
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Mmmmm... Turkey.....
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Do you people even like turkey? Every year I see the same topic saying it's a bland meat. You're killing millions of turkeys for a tradition you don't even like. Gross.
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it's my favorite dinner meat
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I like turkey burger, turkey bacon, turkey sausage, all outside of Thanksgiving. I'm not a fan of traditional Thanksgiving turkey. That's why we eat ham.
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LameJokeAlt posted...

Impossible burgers are AMAZING and eating them reminds me of when I used to eat burgers.

while i do enjoy these topics, just want to point out that nobody should EVER be recommending these "Impossible [meaty food here]" items because the main ingredient is: 1) not FDA approved despite their best attempts to lobby it for 4 years now, and 2) has not performed well in testing, with connections found to unusual reactions in mice that include major health issues such as cancer, kidney failure, anemia, and more.

and when i say testing i don't even mean independent testing. i mean testing that Impossible Foods did themselves, with extreme limits on the sample size and duration of less than a month. they then did another study that didn't have results and tried to chalk it up to a fluke but nah, that's bullshit. independent testing needs to be done on long term effects.

stick with Tofu if you want to go the vegan route. it's healthy and we know what it does. alternatively, mushrooms are an excellent alternative. but these Impossible ___ give results that we don't know exactly what they do but based on the little data we know it fucks with your body chemistry in ways that aren't clearly detailed or known and it should be avoided.

https://www.gmoscience.org/rat-feeding-studies-suggest-the-impossible-burger-may-not-be-safe-to-eat/
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LameJokeAlt posted...

Do you people even like turkey? Every year I see the same topic saying it's a bland meat. You're killing millions of turkeys for a tradition you don't even like. Gross.

okay but did you consider, Thanksgiving is a great time for all your more successful relatives to look at you and smirk inwardly

they won't say anything but they'll all be thinking "lmao that LJA what are they even doing with their life"
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LameJokeAlt posted...

How would you like it to be raised on a factory farm, having an awful life until you're eventually steamed alive, plucked, killed, shipped, frozen, thawed, cooked, and then eaten? You probably wouldn't like that.

Good thing my intelligence will prevent this from ever happening.

Go human brain go!
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i don't like turkey but i kill them anyway

because i'm a sheep

Forget the turkeys, kill more cows.
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Turkeys are jerks. We've got some wild turkeys in the area. Sometimes, they'll walk into the middle of the street in the morning, and traffic has to stop for them. The turkeys know this. The toms come out, strut around with their tail feathers up, and the hens are running around. If you try to pass them, they will gobble angrily.

I was about to say that even geese aren't that obnoxious, but yes they are.

LameJokeAlt posted...

There's tofurkeys and they taste great.

lmao yeah right

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2AWKfMvDtw
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I still laugh at the fools out there that are vegetarians because of "animal rights". Sure, let's just let all these turkeys out in the wild to be viciously eaten by wolves/bears/whatever, WAY more humane
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LameJokeAlt posted...

There's tofurkeys and they taste great.

How many soy plants had to be massacred for that?

But if we didn't eat them no one would have bred them so they wouldn't exist anyway
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RPGlord95 posted...

But if we didn't eat them no one would have bred them so they wouldn't exist anyway

That's why we should start eating endangered species. Big businesses don't give a flying fuck about protecting wildlife, but show them a chance to make a profit, and there'll be millions of delicious pandas within a few years.
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Wanglicious posted...

while i do enjoy these topics, just want to point out that nobody should EVER be recommending these "Impossible [meaty food here]" items because the main ingredient is: 1) not FDA approved despite their best attempts to lobby it for 4 years now, and 2) has not performed well in testing, with connections found to unusual reactions in mice that include major health issues such as cancer, kidney failure, anemia, and more.

lmao
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BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

I still laugh at the fools out there that are vegetarians because of "animal rights". Sure, let's just let all these turkeys out in the wild to be viciously eaten by wolves/bears/whatever, WAY more humane

Yes, that is a bit more humane than cutting off their beaks and spending their lives in windowless cages. Not to mention that Wild Turkeys often live much longer.
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foolm0r0n posted...

Wanglicious posted...

while i do enjoy these topics, just want to point out that nobody should EVER be recommending these "Impossible [meaty food here]" items because the main ingredient is: 1) not FDA approved despite their best attempts to lobby it for 4 years now, and 2) has not performed well in testing, with connections found to unusual reactions in mice that include major health issues such as cancer, kidney failure, anemia, and more.

lmao

Tell me what you're lmaoing about before I eat all the plant-based burgers I can find.
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Turkeys are garbage birds. Thank god we gave them a purpose

Testa-Rossa posted...

Turkeys are garbage birds. Thank god we gave them a purpose

Turkey bacon is elite

swirIdude posted...

Tell me what you're lmaoing about before I eat all the plant-based burgers I can find.

Just the anti-gmo logic
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