Tag: turkeys

Bird Flu Wipes out Half of UK’s Christmas Free-Range Turkeys

Consumers in the UK have been warned they face a shortage of free-range turkeys this Christmas as the consequences of avian flu continue to cause disruption to the country’s food supply. Speaking to a group of MPs that scrutinises the government’s policy on food, the Chief Executive of the British Poultry Council, Richard Griffiths, said…


Biden Opens Holidays, Pardons Turkeys Chocolate and Chip

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden continued a 75-year tradition Monday and pardoned a pair of Thanksgiving turkeys named after his favorite flavor of ice cream. Biden welcomed Chocolate and Chip before hundreds of people gathered on the South Lawn in unseasonably cold weather. Chocolate and Chip, each weighing nearly 50 pounds, were driven up from North Carolina…