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PETA to Obama: Don't Pardon the Turkey

It makes a joke of the 'mass slaughter,' says group

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 20, 2012 4:06 PM CST | Updated Nov 21, 2012 2:36 AM CST

(Newser) – President Obama will do the annual pardon-the-turkey thing today, and one group you might not expect is raising objections: PETA. The animal-rights group sent a letter to Obama complaining that the ceremony "makes light of the mass slaughter of some 46 million gentle, intelligent...   Read full story »

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animal rights • PETA • Thanksgiving • turkeys

 
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