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At CAS, we provide intensive care tailored to each individual’s needs. For Jess and Schmidt, that includes special diets, regular medical care, weight management, and lots of enrichment. While the industry sees them as commodities, we see them as individuals worthy of long, peaceful lives.

Unlike turkeys in nature who can live 10+ years, broad-breasted turkeys suffer from drastically shorter lifespans due solely to the way we breed them to serve the food system.

In the meat industry, turkeys are typically slaughtered between 12-16 weeks old. Beyond that age, their bodies begin to break down under the strain: joint issues, heart failure, and mobility problems are all common. Even feather growth can be a challenge, as we’ve already seen in Jess and Schmidt.

Different as these two turkeys are, they have one crucial thing in common: they were never meant to live a long life.

Jess and Schmidt belong to the most common commercial turkey breed, engineered through generations of artificial and selective breeding to grow unusually large in just a few weeks.

Thanks for the shoutout Max! Glad you had a great time ♥️🐮🐐🐓

🐄 To our dedicated supporters, friends, and community:
Join us in celebrating Kathy’s extraordinary contribution, not only to the 5,000+ animals she’s helped rescue, but to the countless humans she’s inspired to live more compassionately.

Learn more: casanctuary.org

Thank you Kathy 💙

If your heart is tugging at you to do something different, something that brings healing, justice, or hope, listen. The world needs more leapers.