I suspect many people saw video this Thanksgiving of Obama's turkey pardon. ABC World News Tonight has a daily webcast on which they focused on my own little turkey pardon, of two turkeys named Monty and Marsha who I got from a local slaughterhouse. They spent Thanksgiving with me and will be retired this weekend to the Gentle Barn in Santa Clarita.
The story included video of me blow-drying the newly washed avian houseguests and cuddling Marsha while I was interviewed about the joys of having live turkeys join us for Thanksgiving. ABC did a lovely job of it, and unlike at the White House there were no jokes about the deliciousness of those being pardoned.
You'll find the story on line at: http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9178848
I hope you'll check it out, and then perhaps email it to your friends from the site. The webcast notes which stories are the most emailed; if this one goes onto that list a lot more people will have easy access to it. And if this animal friendly story gets a lot of positive attention we can expect ABC World News to do similarly themed stories in the future.
If you go to the ABC World News Webcast home page at http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Webcast, you'll see in the right hand column a place to "Comment on Today's Show." It doesn't matter if you are commenting on a clip from a day or two ago, so please do comment. The show also counts what stories get the most comments and provides easy access to those stories.
Please also thank Charles Gibson and ABC World News for the coverage. Positive feedback for animal friendly stories encourages more of them. You can send a quick appreciative note at http://tinyurl.com/2nowvh
I send thanks to Gary Smith and Kezia Jauron of Evolotus PR for their wonderful work in getting that story to the ABC World News webcast!
The story is also on the Los Angeles Times blog, Unleashed, at http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/11/rescued-turkeys-get-a-bath-thanksgiving.html
You can post a comment there too.
Monty and Marsha are heading to the Gentle Barn on Sunday December 6. During the week the sanctuary is open for tours and is visited by underprivileged and at risk kids, giving them a chance to learn about compassion. It is open to the public on Sundays from 10-2. We will have a little retirement ceremony for Monty and Marsha at 10am on Sunday the 6th, at which I will read a section from "Thanking the Monkey" about Olivia, the first turkey I ever met, who inspired all of my future efforts on behalf of turkeys. I will be happy to sell and sign books for anybody looking for holiday presents, with all of the profits going to The Gentle Barn. It would be great to see some of you guys there -- especially if you have never been to the Gentle Barn.
Yours and the animals',
Karen Dawn
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Please go to www.ThankingtheMonkey.com for a fun celeb-studded promo video and information on Karen Dawn's book, "Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way we Treat Animals," which was chosen by the Washington Post as one of the "Best Books of 2008." And check out Karen's new blog at www.ThankingtheMonkey.com/blog !
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Date: Mon Nov 30 15:27:20 2009
