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Old 10-31-2017, 12:20 PM
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Default Turkey Lore

Anyone here live in around Yellville Arkansas ? I read about the 72nd Annual turkey Drop there, in which live turkeys are dropped from a low flying plane so festival attendees can then chase them. Despite protests by animal rights groups that the birds were terrorized supporters said the birds are treated right and coddled. Apparently the dropped turkeys were wild turkeys which can fly, but did not, and of the 12 dropped not all survived. The FAA apparently reviewed the situation for legality but said it has not intervened because the turkeys are not deemed projectiles.

Meanwhile, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, residents were warned by local police about aggressive turkeys with a video showing 4 turkeys chasing a Bridgewater police cruiser.

I also read about a woman who took a large Tom turkey on a plane as an emotional support animal. Nearby passengers described it as more of a feathered velociraptor.
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