1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogCoruscatinghttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/Coruscating/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pc54IaZ8Qs"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/the-traditional-carnage/">The Traditional Carnage</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/the-traditional-carnage/embed/#?secret=pc54IaZ8Qs" width="600" height="338" title="“The Traditional Carnage” — HappyCow" data-secret="pc54IaZ8Qs" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/turkey.jpg550221“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” – Calvin Coolidge The night of the slaughter is neither holy nor silent. In the United States, 22 million turkeys die at Christmas alone. Their deaths are not plenteous in mercy, peace, or goodwill. These animals writhe at the hands of a butcher, and as a result, their necks are secured in a funnel-like device while holding the bird’s reluctant head, the butcher drags a knife down his or her throat. Seasonal in colour, blood embellishes the feathers which were once employed in flight. Whether it be by the rafter or the hundreds, this traditional massacre is being practiced universally. Most of the turkeys that consumers purchase were raised on a factory farm; though it would come as a surprise. The labels on store-bought turkeys generally depict rolling acres of agricultural paradise or cartoon turkeys enthusiastically sporting a toque blanche. These distortions suggest that a happy, peaceful life was had by the turkey. The labels also inform the consumer that this turkey was Fresh and Young. For some reason, […]