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Sep 6, 2024 
Annie Lowrey, a staff writer at The Atlantic, tackles the ethical landscape surrounding food production and animal welfare. She shares gripping stories like the notorious turkey drop event and the grim reality faced by a cow at a dairy auction. The conversation challenges listeners to consider the complexities of meat consumption, the quirks of human-animal relationships, and the idea of 'microdosing' veganism, sparking a reflective debate on how to make compassionate dietary choices while navigating societal norms.
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Yelville Turkey Drop
- For decades, turkeys were thrown from planes during the annual Turkey Trot festival in Yelville, Arkansas.
- This practice, though a tradition, resulted in turkey injuries and deaths, sparking outrage and activism.
Yelville's Perspective
- Yelville residents, many working in turkey processing, questioned the outrage over the turkey drop.
- They highlighted the seeming hypocrisy given the mass slaughter of turkeys for consumption.
Turkey Drop Adaptation
- Despite the official end of the turkey drop, Yelville residents continued the practice discreetly.
- They threw turkeys from trucks instead of planes, from a lower height to prevent fatalities.