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For Immediate Release
RALEIGH, NC - 11/29/2020
Contact: Robert L. Ford,
rlford@ncpoultry.org
NC Governor Roy Cooper virtually pardoned two turkeys just in time for Thanksgiving.
This week, in the 3rd annual turkey pardon sponsored by Butterball, NC Governor Roy Cooper virtually pardoned two turkeys just in time for Thanksgiving.
"Cranberry and Drumstick" will live out the rest of their lives at the Naylor Family Farm located in Fuquay-Varina, NC. (Video courtesy of Butterball, LLC.)