16 turkeys were rescued from a Buckinghamshire industrial farm by Animal Rising campaigners over the weekend, as the group releases Christmas-themed photoshoot of the turkeys who are now safe in new homes.
A small group of Animal Rising supporters performed the rescue on the night of Friday 13th December, taking 16 turkeys to safe forever homes.
Today (19/12/24) the group has released pictures of the turkeys sitting on cushions and blankets with fairy lights and holly as they were rescued, with rescuers posing wearing Christmas hats in the farm and after the rescue.
This is the largest open rescue performed by Animal Rising since the rescue of 18 beagle puppies from animal testing breeding facility MBR Acres. [1]
Rescuers wore PPE and followed biosecurity when entering the farm, and used festive wheelbarrows to escort the rather overweight turkeys off the premises. While most of the turkeys were deemed to be in good health, most had clipped beaks - a practice commonly used to stop feather-pecking and injuries in overcrowded or stressful conditions.
Claudia Penna Rojas, 26, one of the rescuers involved said:
“Christmas is meant to be a time of love and compassion; yet it is the opposite for millions of turkeys who every year have their lives cut short. This year we were able to ensure this was not the fate for sixteen beautiful turkeys, who will now be able to live out the rest of their lives in peace. Seeing them safe in their new homes where they are loved and cared for was incredibly heartwarming. And a beautiful reminder of what Christmas can and should be.”
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Animal Rising is a social movement campaigning for a safe ecological future. The group primarily calls for the transition to a secure and sustainable plant-based food system, alongside a mass rewilding programme.
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