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Thanksgiving Dilemmas: Family, Tension, Killing, and Compassion
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Simone
- 1 day ago - animalrights.change.org
Thanksgiving. Two days to go. I have a hard time with this day. For one, I have issues with it that resemble my issues with Columbus Day. And when you're discomfited by a holiday's origins, and its current traditions are overwhelmingly exploitative and
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Grateful Giving - Thankful for Our Helping Hands
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Simone
- 3 days ago - pasadosafehaven.org
The Thanksgiving season helps us all remember the things we are thankful for. Pasado's Safe Haven is especially thankful for our dedicated volunteers. Kelley P. has volunteered with the farm animals at Pasado's since June of this year, and she's had the
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Top 10 Reasons Not to Eat Turkeys
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Cher
- 12 days ago - all-creatures.org
Pardon me, pilgrim! This Thanksgiving, how about ditching the dead bird? These beautiful, inquisitive, intelligent birds endure lives of suffering and painful deaths. Here are 10 good reasons to carve out a new tradition by flocking to vegetarian
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What Is Gentle Thanksgiving?
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Tierney
- 19 days ago - gentlethanksgiving.org
Gentle Thanksgiving is an effort to encourage friends, family and neighbors to adopt compassionate alternatives to unnecessarily cruel turkey dinners. We accomplish this by demonstrating the great taste and superior nutrition of gourmet vegan recipes and
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Meet Brutus, the 800lb Grizzly Bear Who Likes to Eat His Meals at the Dinner Table
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Simone
- 209 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Most animal lovers would be happy to have a dog, or even a cat as their constant and loyal companion. But naturalist Casey Anderson has taken that a step further and adopted an 58-stone grizzly bear called Brutus, who he has raised since birth. The
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The First Thanksgiving: Fact And Fiction
Offbeat  (tags: thanksgiving, pilgrims, indians, nativeamericans, traditions, holidays, society, food, humans, interesting, custom )

Kat
- 373 days ago - nativeamericans.com
The tradition of the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving is steeped in myth and legend. Few people realize that the Pilgrims did not celebrate Thanksgiving the next year
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Wild Turkeys Visit NY Town for Thanksgiving, Leave Single-File Before Dinner - EarthLink
Offbeat  (tags: funny, interesting, thanksgiving, turkeys, humor, off-beat )

Thunderr
- 729 days ago - my.earthlink.net
15 wild turkeys strutted into a suburban hamlet on Thanksgiving Day and then left just in time to avoid becoming the traditional holiday dinner.The turkeys showed up Thursday morning,drawing crowds of spectators,but left - marching in single file - at 1
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A Piggy Thanksgiving, and Other Fun Facts About Turkey Day
Offbeat  (tags: interesting, offbeat, holiday, thanksgiving, good news )

Kathy
- 734 days ago - gimundo.com
Did you know a roast ham was the main course for America's first Thanksgiving dinner? Here are a few other interesting facts about the holiday.
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