--- title: Thanksgiving Day 2015: Adopt a Turkey Project description: Through Farm Sanctuary's Adopt a Turkey Project, people can choose to sponsor a turkey rather than eat one on Thanksgiving. canonical: https://time.com/4109161/thanksgiving-adopt-turkey-project/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-20T20:37:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:49.447Z og:title: Here Are 6 Turkeys You Could Adopt Instead of Eating This Thanksgiving og:description: Pamela, Pepper and Jackie will not go anywhere near the dinner table this year og:url: https://time.com/4109161/thanksgiving-adopt-turkey-project/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc3022fcf3272c272/698870a43c1639853845aa9a/2013_04-25_fsny_turpentine_turkey_146_credit_farm_sanctuary_720x480_72_rgb.jpg?branch=production&width=720&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 720 og:image:height: 405 og:image:alt: 2013_04-25_FSNY_Turpentine_turkey_146_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary_720x480_72_RGB og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here Are 6 Turkeys You Could Adopt Instead of Eating This Thanksgiving twitter:description: Pamela, Pepper and Jackie will not go anywhere near the dinner table this year twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc3022fcf3272c272/698870a43c1639853845aa9a/2013_04-25_fsny_turpentine_turkey_146_credit_farm_sanctuary_720x480_72_rgb.jpg?branch=production&width=720&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here Are 6 Turkeys You Could Adopt Instead of Eating This Thanksgiving > Sponsored content. 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Nov 20, 2015 8:37 PM UTC Every year on Thanksgiving, approximately 46 million turkeys wind up braised, brined or bored with a beer can. But for a [rafter](http://ca.audubon.org/news/when-calling-it-flock-just-isnt-good-enough) of lucky turkeys this November, the tables have turned. Since 1986, [Farm Sanctuary](http://www.farmsanctuary.org/about-us/#more-639), an organization that “protect\[s\] farm animals from cruelty” and “promote\[s\] compassionate vegan living,” has organized the annual [Adopt a Turkey Project](http://Www.adoptaturkey.org), through which sponsors can donate $30 to support one of the turkeys that live at their animal sanctuaries. Through the project, Farm Sanctuary aims not only to rescue the creatures from their deadliest time of year, but also to raise awareness about the conditions many turkeys face in factory farming environments—overcrowding, disease, rampant weight gain and slaughter at any early age. Though the concept of adoption in this case is more of a symbolic one—the turkeys remain on the farms where they live—a more extensive application process allows some turkey lovers to actually adopt the fowl and bring it home. The project, which saw 8,000 sponsorships in 2014, counts among its supporters celebrities like [Jesse Eisenberg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l8Fmr1jdqc) and Jon Stewart and his wife Tracey Stewart, an advocate for animals. The couple recently [announced](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/10/27/jon-stewart-wife-opening-animal-sanctuary/74671410/) that they will convert their New Jersey farm into a sanctuary for animals. Turkeys have gotten some negative press in recent years—a [trio](https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/01/15/tom-turkey-terror-brookline-caught/dqVLVm3gfjIVqlL5Tm8yUK/story.html) of Boston-area turkeys attacked several children and forced mail carriers off their routes in 2013, and Gawker once compiled a top ten list of turkey attack videos—but Farm Sanctuary promotes a different message, insisting that the birds are “complex, sensitive, social, and loving creatures.” Christina, for example, one of the turkeys available for adoption this year, is “bold and bossy,” while Pamela is “curious and sweet,” with a weakness for grapes and blueberries. This year, as in years past, turkeys sponsored through the project will enjoy their own [Thanksgiving dinner](http://www.farmsanctuary.org/videos/events/2013-celebration-for-the-turkeys/), during which they will feast on pumpkin pie, squash and cranberries. So for one day, at least, the eaten become the eaters.  Pamela is “curious and sweet,” loves grapes and blueberries. Farm Sanctuary  Pepper is “outgoing and kind,” loves cranberries and blueberries. Farm Sanctuary  Robin is "quiet and shy,” loves romaine lettuce and blueberries. Farm Sanctuary  Jackie is “thoughtful and curious,” loves cooked squash and cranberries. Farm Sanctuary  Christina is “bold and bossy,” loves melon and kiwi. Farm Sanctuary  Turpentine was gregarious and a consummate photo-bomber. Though he died recently, he can be sponsored in memoriam. 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