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President Joe Biden pardons Indiana turkeys Peanut Butter and Jelly
Two Indiana turkeys selected as National Thanksgiving Turkeys were pardoned by President Biden at a White House ceremony.
Associated Press, USA TODAY
Two Indiana turkeys – one named Peanut Butter, the other named Jelly – will be counting their lucky feathers Friday morning. The two birds were selected as National Thanksgiving Turkeys and will be pardoned by President Joe Biden at an annual ceremony in the White House’s Rose Garden.
Both turkeys hail from Farbest Farms in Jasper, Indiana.
After the pardoning ceremony, Peanut Butter and Jelly will travel to Purdue University to live out the rest of their days in Purdue’s Animal Science Research and Education Center, where they’ll be given an enclosed, indoor space with access to a “shady, grassy area,” according to a press release from the university.
Once there, the turkeys will serve as an educational tool for students. That’s not a bad gig considering the likely fates of their fellow feathered brethren: death.
According to the National Turkey Federation, around 46 million turkeys are eaten every Thanksgiving. Peanut Butter and Jelly won’t have to worry about that, thanks to the White House turkey-pardoning tradition that dates to 1989, when President H.W. Bush pardoned a grateful gobbler.
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“But let me assure you, and this fine tom turkey, that he will not end up on anyone’s dinner table,” Bush said in 1989, addressing nearby animal rights activists and the year’s presidential turkey. “Not this guy – he’s granted a presidential pardon as of right now.”
Last year, President Donald Trump pardoned two Iowa turkeys that went on to live comfortably at Iowa State University.
The White House’s Twitter page posted a video of the two birds getting acclimated to their D.C. digs.
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