{"id":1139743,"date":"2024-12-05T13:47:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T21:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/?post_type=peta-action&#038;p=1139743"},"modified":"2024-12-05T13:47:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T21:47:54","slug":"urge-publix-wegmans-harris-teeter-cut-ties-with-plainville-farms","status":"publish","type":"peta-action","link":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/action\/urge-publix-wegmans-harris-teeter-cut-ties-with-plainville-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Forget About Turkeys after Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The holiday season is a time to offer others kindness, compassion, and charity.<\/strong> A perfect way to embody those values is to speak up for the animals killed for holiday meals. Turkeys are gentle animals who enjoy having their feathers stroked and listening to music, with which they will often loudly sing along! Yet millions of turkeys are cruelly bred and raised specifically for the holiday season before being violently slaughtered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, a PETA expos\u00e9 showed workers at Plainville Farms, a turkey supplier for Publix, Wegmans, and Harris-Teeter, kicking, throwing, stomping on, beating turkeys with a heavy rod, and mimicking masturbation while putting a turkey between their legs. <strong><em>Twelve former workers were charged with a historic 141 counts of cruelty to animals, yet these grocery chains continue to buy from Plainville Farms.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-player\"><div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Butterball House of Horrors\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/490290471?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From commenting on social media to writing a heartfelt letter, every action taken makes a big difference. Complete and share the list below (after taking action on our <a href=\"https:\/\/support.peta.org\/page\/45067\/action\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">action alert<\/a>) to help turkeys this season.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-peony-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-082699245d27a5be2cd42f86df75f8da\">SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO TAKE ACTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-narwhal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-48f94957f42e34e79d07dd0a12ee5a78\"><strong>Comment on the Instagram pages<\/strong> of Harris-Teeter, Wegmans, and Publix, letting them know that turkeys deserve to live out their lives without being forcibly manually impregnated, tormented, and killed for holiday meals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-petablue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/publix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Publix on Instagram<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-petablue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wegmans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Wegmans on Instagram<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-petablue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harristeeter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Harris-Teeter on Instagram<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-bright-white-background-color has-background\"><em><strong>Looking for talking point ideas?<\/strong> Animals sourced from Plainville Farms suffer unrelenting pain and fear before being killed and sold at your locations. Twelve former Plainville Farms workers were charged with a historic 141 counts of cruelty to animals for throwing, beating, kicking, stomping on turkeys, and mimicking masturbation by putting a turkey between their legs. Yet, your institution continues to work with the depraved company. Please embody the season&#8217;s values of kindness, compassion, and charity by immediately and permanently ending your partnership with Plainville Farms.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-narwhal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c2176a4127b4ca34d61d0db098ad5199\">Do you have a Facebook or X account? You can quickly let all three grocery chains know how you feel about their partnership with Plainville Farms. Simply <strong>share the pre-drafted X post <\/strong>below, then, <strong>post our action alert on Facebook<\/strong> to spread the word! Feel free to tailor the content of both posts to address all of your concerns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-kale-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Animals at Plainville Farms suffer constant pain and fear before being killed and sold to Wegmans, Publix, and Harris Teeter, yet the stores continue to source from them. Urge these grocers to ditch Plainville now: https:\/\/peta.vg\/3znk via @PETA @Publix @HarrisTeeter @Wegmans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Share our appeal on x<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-kale-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/peta.vg\/3znk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">share our Action Alert on Facebook<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-narwhal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2cc2e17ba5e3f4ac156470bdffd31aea\">Easily let Wegmans know that they should reconsider their relationship with Plainville Farms by <strong>using their handy chatbot<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-peony-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wegmans.com\/service\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Wegmans Using their online Chatbot<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Put your thoughts down on paper by <strong>sending a letter<\/strong> to Wegmans, letting them know that there are more than enough vegan turkey alternatives to sell in place of sourcing turkeys from Plainville Farms, who are inhumanely bred, tormented, and killed for holiday meals:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78f19ad8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-bright-white-background-color has-background\"><strong>Wegmans Food Markets<br>1500 Brooks Avenue<br>P.O. Box 30844<br>Rochester, NY 14603-0844<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Take action while grocery shopping! <\/strong>Order PETA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/action\/warning-label-stickers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free \u2018Warning!\u2019 label peel-off stickers<\/a>, and keep a few on hand while shopping. These stickers can get other shoppers to reflect on what the bodies of turkeys, or any product containing animal flesh, actually is:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mango-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/action\/warning-label-stickers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order Free &#8216;WARNING&#8217; label stickers<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finally, be sure to <strong>sign on our action alert<\/strong> to send a letter directly to all three grocery chains simultaneously.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-petablue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/support.peta.org\/page\/45067\/action\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign our Action Alert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-narwhal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-850739a90a861ca452c4d410d3603022\"><em>We appreciate all that you do for animals.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"1139743\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday season is a time to offer others kindness, compassion, and charity. 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