Start the journeyWe're taking a fresh look at the meat market that produces
our big-breasted centrepiece and the plumping that goes on behind thebarnfactory door.
Start the journeyWe're taking a fresh look at the meat market that produces
our big-breasted centrepiece and the plumping that goes on behind thebarnfactory door.
Being so close to their neighbours and sharing one big toilet can make factory turkeys prone to illness. Low doses of antibiotics are fed to these turkeys which can cause wider issues for us humans. Buying organic is one of the best ways to avoid unwittingly dosing yourself with antibiotics over the festive period.
Much like humans, the turkey industry will go to great lengths to create the 'boob job' effect. Selective breeding has given us bigger, fleshier breasts to feast on and turned turkeys into even better moneymakers. These busty birds often struggle to walk and end up with all manner of aches and pains.
We've all seen them on the motorways, crammed together awaiting their festive fate at the other end. When the turkeys are greeted at the abattoir they're strung up by their creaky legs and moved through an electric stunning bath where some unlucky customers will dodge the stun and still be wide awake for the chop.
Our baskets and beliefs are telling farmers, shops, and corporations what we want to eat and how we expect our animals to be treated in the process. If there's one meal and one season that can really send a message to these groups it's the festive feasts we choose to eat with our friends and loved ones.