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 KALEY CUOCO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
**WATCH KEVIN & HARLEY QUINN SMITH:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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
.
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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