Going Home

Sophie and her sister Katie escaped their captors during loading for slaughter and hid in a ditch until we found them. For months, they feared our hands but would stare into our faces, searching our eyes to see if it was cruelty or kindness behind them. Both eventually accepted our doting and even gave us hugs in return. Sadly, both Katie and Sophie died young from congestive heart failure. Today's turkey's have been so genetically selected for rapid growth that even breathing becomes difficult.