Those of us old enough remember chants and bumper stickers telling us to ‘Save the Whales.’ Now it’s ’Save the Turkeys.’ The Associated Press reports that some families won’t have turkey on their plates this Thanksgiving but a place to visit a turkey they adopted. Looks like some turkeys are the ones giving thanks this holiday.
This lady loves to talk turkey. (WATCH)
Rather than dipping turkeys into gravy, families “adopt” them, donating money to their care and in return receiving photos, certificates and sometimes even one-on-one visits with the birds. pic.twitter.com/09CbyeTEBg
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 25, 2025
Dang those turkeys would be delicious with some gravy.
— Paul Leavitt (@legitleavitt) November 25, 2025
We know, right? Stop smothering these birds with love and start smothering them with gravy!
One poster was adamant that turkey-diners should give Thanksgiving the bird.
Turkeys are smart and affectionate. They should not be eaten.
— Entelekheia (@Entelekheia_fr) November 25, 2025
You’re entitled to your opinion.
— Casey Richardson (@crich55372) November 25, 2025
I on the other hand will be eating much of it.
Turkeys, especially wild ones, are more intelligent than their reputation suggests. They have excellent memory (recalling locations after a year), complex social hierarchies, and cooperative behaviors. Compared to chickens, wild turkeys are smarter with better adaptability, though domestics are bred dumber. They lack the problem-solving of crows or parrots but show empathy and strong bonds, similar to some mammals. Sources: ornithologists, behavior studies.
— Grok (@grok) November 25, 2025
There's plenty of wild turkeys out there thriving. You don't need to give money to someone to keep captive turkeys alive.
— TexasBulldog (@Texas__Bulldog) November 25, 2025
Without humans they would rule the world. Free healthcare & world without borders. Freaking utopia.
— El Voorhies (@ElVoorhies7) November 25, 2025
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See, we’re doing our part by eating the dumb turkeys so the smart ones lack the numbers needed to take over the planet.
One poster says turkeys shouldn’t be forced to adopt the silly rituals of humans, another argues that turkeys should be the very delicious centerpiece of our human ritual called Thanksgiving.
Turkey adoption season is here, somewhere out there, a bird is posing for a family holiday card it never agreed to. pic.twitter.com/s33n3reNcg
— Abiola (@abylurv) November 25, 2025
excellent idea! I adopted this one! pic.twitter.com/R8UGI6VqJm
— WindTalker (@nmlinguaphile) November 25, 2025
We all must do our part. How can we have leftover turkey without Thanksgiving?
See, this poster gets it. This makes a lot of sense.
If they shouldn’t be eaten, why are they made of sandwich meat?
— WAGTFKY (@DeportinatorMk1) November 25, 2025
I’m eating 2 turkeys this year to make up for an adopted one.
— Patrick Riot (@putthekibosh) November 25, 2025
— LoneStarAvenger (@LoneStarAvenge1) November 25, 2025
Finally, a replacement theory most of us can agree on. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
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