When most Americans think of turkeys, what likely comes to mind this time of year is a holiday centerpiece — a garnished bird on a platter, surrounded by all the trimmings. But at Farm Sanctuary, an ...

After getting rescued from farm where she was set to be slaughtered, Serena the turkey now resides at Farm Sanctuary Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Donna Gervasi, co-owner of Grayrock Farm Sanctuary in New Jersey, knows turkeys have feelings. They cry. They whimper. They love. They mourn. “When we had to euthanize our turkey Nicholas, I had to ...

Donna Gervasi, co-owner of Grayrock Farm Sanctuary in Clinton Township, knows turkeys have feelings. They cry. They whimper. They love. They mourn. “When we had to euthanize our turkey Nicholas, I had ...

Currently pursuing her college degree in animal science, Claire DiMenna is providing a haven for 90 animals on a 70-acre former potato farm in Riverhead.

As families plan their holiday menus, one nonprofit is urging people to consider a different kind of Thanksgiving tradition, one that doesn’t include turkey on the table. For nearly 40 years, Farm ...

“Gus,” the turkey, has been spending Thanksgiving week much differently than millions of other unlucky gobblers across the U.S. As he trots in a sprawling animal sanctuary on the Colorado plains, he ...