http://www.sustainabletable.org/features/articles/thanksgiving/
This article reiterates the problems of mass producing meat for human consumption. 99% of turkeys raised in the US are known as the "Broadbreasted White" or the "Large White." Like other mass produced animals theses birds live in horrible conditions. Cramped and fed grains and antibiotics, the breasts on these birds are so large they can't reproduce naturally. Artificial insemination keeps this breed alive. Without this process they would be extinct in one generation. Groups like Slow Food USA and Heritage Turkeys are attempting to re-introduce breeds that lived years ago. Again it is suggested that you buy from local well known farms where you can see ho
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