2013: Prozac, Arsenic and Beer in Your Turkey? 9 Creepy Things To Know About Your Holiday Meal

The extreme production methods used to deliver plump turkeys in time for Thanksgiving are enough to make you lose your appetite. With Thanksgiving days away, U.S. turkey growers are probably relieved that no arsenic, salmonella or cruelty stories have yet surfaced like they have in other years. But that doesn’t mean the turkey on your holiday table is exactly wholesome. In fact, the chemicals, food additives and extreme production methods used to deliver the nation’s plump, affordable turkeys just in time for Thanksgiving are enough to make you lose your appetite. 1. Extreme Cruelty To Animals If you think of Butterball as a trusted name that operates a help line for Thanksgiving Day cooks, then the turkey giant has succeeded at its PR job. Less than a year […] Read More