From: rokimoto557@gmail.com   
      
   https://abcnews.go.com/   
      
   "Why some people are adopting turkeys instead of eating them" is a   
   video.  It is currently the top of the list, but it goes down as more   
   are added.   
      
   It gets to some people that turkeys are likely smarter than your dog or   
   cat.  They have a bird's brain, and it is more efficient (in terms of   
   what it can do relative to it's size) than a mammlian brain.  I've known   
   people who treat their turkey like they would their dog.  It can follow   
   you around the yard and seems to want attention just like any other pet.   
     We have likely selected them to be less mentally atuned than their   
   wild counterparts just like we selected dogs to have around 30% smaller   
   brains by body weight than wolves.  Dogs were the major protein source   
   before turkeys were domesticated for Mexico and South America.   
   Basically you need a food animal to stick around long enough to be eaten.   
      
   Ron Okimoto   
      
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