Animal Rights Turkeys

If you ever think PETA has finally gone over the edge, stand by and they'll do something even dumber. Take for instance President Bush's annual turkey pardon:

WASHINGTON — Two turkeys are thankful that they aren't being featured on a Thanksgiving menu this holiday.

President Bush on Wednesday pardoned the two white-feathered birds — Flyer and Fryer — at a White House ceremony for the 59th anniversary of the National Turkey Pardon....

Bush said the Missouri-bred turkeys will be sent to Disneyland in California to serve as honorary grand marshals in a Thanksgiving Day Parade, and then will live out their days.

But animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has urged Bush to relocate the birds after their Disney trip to the Washington, D.C.-area Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary, which the group says is an accredited facility where the turkeys "would receive the special care that they need to survive for more than a few months after leaving the White House."

In November of 2004 I had a suggestion for how the president should handle this annual event. Maybe he'll try it at this last Thanksgiving in '08.