Friday, November 16, 2018

Kaley Cuoco, Joaquin Phoenix, Kevin Smith and Daughter Harley Quinn Smith Speak Out for Turkeys This Thanksgiving

Kaley Cuoco, Joaquin Phoenix, Kevin Smith and Daughter Harley Quinn Smith Speak Out for Turkeys This Thanksgiving

VIDEOS: Hollywood stars team up with Farm Sanctuary to encourage people to #BreakTheChain and try something new: Take the turkey off your plate. “Adopt” one instead.

LOS ANGELES (November 16, 2018) – With 46 million turkeys raised on inhumane factory farms and slaughtered for Thanksgiving across America, Farm Sanctuary, the organization dedicated to combating the abuses of animal agriculture and encouraging a new awareness and understanding about farm animals, is teaming up with Kaley Cuoco, Joaquin Phoenix, Kevin Smith and his daughter Harley Quinn Smith to encourage people to #BreakTheChain of old traditions by taking the turkey off their plate and sponsoring one instead through Farm Sanctuary’s 33rd annual Adopt a Turkey Project.

In separate video messages, Cuoco and the Smiths explore the concept of tradition and how customs bring us closer, but can also bind us—especially in the case of eating turkey at Thanksgiving, as we see the impact that slaughtering millions of turkeys for a single holiday has on our health, planet, and future generations. As an easy first step, they suggest sponsoring a Farm Sanctuary-rescued turkey this Thanksgiving.

**WATCH KEVIN & HARLEY QUINN SMITH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv5X53xz124

Says Phoenix, "Thanksgiving is for many a chance to honor tradition, a chain with many links connecting us to who we are and where we came from. But some chains need to be broken, especially when they bind us to antiquated and unsustainable traditions like eating turkey. Each year 46 million turkeys are cruelly raised and slaughtered for Thanksgiving. The majority of these birds are raised on factory farms, linked to air and water pollution, soil erosion, ocean degradation, and wildlife devastation – hurting us and our planet. That’s bad news for future generations; not a tradition anyone would want to pass down. This Thanksgiving, break the chain of old traditions and try something new. Take the turkey off your plate. Adopt one instead."
 
Cuoco, Phoenix, and the Smiths are joined by 26 fellow influencers with a combined audience reach of nearly 50 million people. This year’s Adopt a Turkey Project social ambassadors include athletes (Torre Washington, Madi Serpico), models (Joanna Krupa, Sophia Miacova, Jayde Nicole, Tina Louise), celebrity chefs (Adam Kenworthy, Chloe Coscarelli), news personalities (Jedediah Bila, KTLA’s Lu Parker and Liberté Chan), mainstream YouTube and Instagram stars (Carli Bybel, Daniella Monet, and Yovana Mendoza), and many more.

Since 1986, Farm Sanctuary’s annual Adopt a Turkey Project has led to the rescue of more than 1,000 turkeys from a brutal death and given thousands of people an opportunity to honor the spirit of the holiday by sponsoring rescued turkey residents and supporting lifesaving rescue, education, and advocacy work on behalf of billions of farm animals just like them. For a one-time donation of $35, you can symbolically adopt Farm Sanctuary-rescued turkeys, Bowie, Gerda, Perdita, Ruthie, and Spunky; or, sponsor the flock for $150. To learn more, visit adoptaturkey.org
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Founded in 1986, Farm Sanctuary works to change how our society views and treats farm animals through rescue, education, and advocacy. The organization provides lifelong care for animals rescued from abuse at sanctuary locations in New York and California; promotes compassionate vegan living; and advocates legal and policy reforms. To learn more about Farm Sanctuary, visit farmsanctuary.org.

 
 
Kevin Smith Celebrates Life This Thanksgiving — He’s Giving Back and Going Vegan
 
VIDEO: “This’ll be the first year that we’re breaking the chain with tradition... nobody’s going to be eating any bird.” — Kevin Smith
 
LOS ANGELES (November 5, 2018) – It started with a Farm Sanctuary Compassionate Meals challenge, and today, heading into the holiday season, filmmaker Kevin Smith is grateful to be alive following a massive heart attack that inspired him to adopt a vegan lifestyle, which this year includes advocating alongside his daughter, actress Harley Quinn Smith, for the 46 million turkeys who will be slaughtered for Thanksgiving alone. The two signed on as spokespeople for Farm Sanctuary’s 33rd annual Adopt a Turkey Project, encouraging consumers to break the chain of old traditions, take the turkey off their plates, and sponsor a rescued turkey instead.
 
The following are excerpts from a new PSA the two filmed on-location at Farm Sanctuary’s Southern California sanctuary:
 
“You’re always told by older people it’s OK to eat animals, we’re supposed to eat animals,” Kevin says the video, while gently stroking a turkey. “And, you know, for a long time, that’s what my generation believed. Now we know a lot better.”
 
Says Harley Quinn, “What I know about turkeys is that they’re such kind and beautiful creatures, they’re very friendly, and I don’t really think that enough people recognize their value and importance to the world.” Adds Kevin, “And you can pet them. Who knew you can pet a turkey, just like when you pet a dog or a cat, man. There’s something really soothing about it.”
 
When asked what he’s thankful for this Thanksgiving, Kevin, who suffered a massive heart attack earlier this year, says, “It’s easy man, I’m thankful I’m alive. And then I’m thankful for my kid who was like ‘yeah, go vegan.’ I’m thankful I got good advice. I’m thankful I followed it, to be honest.” For her part, Harley Quinn says that she’s also thankful that Kevin is alive, revealing that the day of her dad’s heart attack was the worst day of her entire life, prompting Kevin to add, “Mine, too.”
 
When asked about his transition to a vegan diet given his previous resistance, Kevin says “there’s nothing I miss.” In fact, the Smiths are planning to celebrate their first vegan Thanksgiving by gathering around with their family and eating delicious food, including an order from Kevin’s now-beloved Veggie Grill. “This’ll be the first year that we’re breaking the chain with tradition... nobody’s going to be eating any bird.”
 
To the rescued turkeys, whose lives represent the 46 million others slaughtered each year for Thanksgiving alone, Kevin says, “I would just like to apologize to both these ladies for the amount of their forefathers and mothers that I've put away. But you have my solemn word ladies, I will never eat another turkey. And I will go out of my way to see that others might not as well.”
 
Since 1986, Farm Sanctuary’s annual Adopt a Turkey Project has led to the rescue of more than 1,000 turkeys from a brutal death and given thousands of people an opportunity to honor the spirit of the holiday by sponsoring rescued turkey residents and supporting lifesaving rescue, education, and advocacy work on behalf of billions of farm animals just like them. For a one-time donation of $35, you can symbolically adopt Farm Sanctuary-rescued turkeys, Bowie, Gerda, Perdita, Ruthie, and Spunky; or, sponsor the flock for $150. To learn more, visit adoptaturkey.org.
 
Founded in 1986, Farm Sanctuary works to change how our society views and treats farm animals through rescue, education, and advocacy. The organization provides lifelong care for animals rescued from abuse at sanctuary locations in New York and California; promotes compassionate vegan living; and advocates legal and policy reforms. To learn more about Farm Sanctuary, visit farmsanctuary.org.

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