Once people learn, it is hard to forget and go back.

Caring for animals means caring for the environment they live in, and vice versa.

Come for the body, stay for the soul.

I wholeheartedly encourage any steps in the right direction, in whatever time frame works for the person on the path.

I met my first turkey at an animal sanctuary in 2000. The sanctuary owner brought out a turkey named Olivia who had been rescued from a factory farm. As I sat on the grass and reached out to pet her, she climbed into my lap and fell asleep. I was flabbergasted and charmed.

Seriously, many people have told me they can't eat turkeys anymore after getting to know them. I think in the wider world, when the stories air on the media, they help banish the idea that birds, other than parrots, are somehow lesser.

Mostly, I make sure to stay keenly aware of my own shortcomings so that I am more patient with others.