More families ‘adopt’ turkeys for Thanksgiving instead of eating them
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Kelly Nix, executive director of Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary, confers with a pardoned tom turkey named Gus at the sanctuary, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Erie, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Lanette Cook, education and engagement manager at Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary, hugs a pardoned turkey named Gus that now lives at the rescue, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Erie, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)A tom turkey named Gus watches visitors in an enclosure at Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Erie, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)A pardoned tom turkey named Gus fans his tail feathers in an enclosure at Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Erie, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Lanette Cook, education and engagement manager at Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary, has a pardoned turkey named Pearl perform a trick at the sanctuary, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Erie, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Kelly Nix, executive director of Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary, confers with a pardoned tom turkey named Gus at the sanctuary, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Erie, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)