Julie “The Introvert”
Julie was going to be killed for Thanksgiving at four months old, but after her flockmates died, the lonely bird followed her guardian everywhere. Grieving Julie’s search for a friend inspired a change of heart that saved her life.
Julie is anxious about the world, but she’s curious and kind, too. She’s that friend who’s in your inner circle for life once she warms up. She gets excited to see her caregivers and even likes to play these days. Julie’s safe place is a friendship that feels like home, and she loves peaceful days with her buddy, Roberto.
Each Farm Sanctuary Adopt a Turkey sponsors receives:
- A beautiful adoption certificate—your choice of digital or print—featuring a photo and details about your adopted turkey.
- An inspiring video to share on social media
- The chance to choose an adoption in honor of someone special in your life.
- Our deepest thanks for supporting our rescued residents and turkeys everywhere
Each year, 46 million turkeys are slaughtered for Thanksgiving in the United States. Most spend their lives in severe crowding and confinement behind the closed doors of animal factories that treat these living, feeling birds like commodities—and, like all farmed birds, turkeys are excluded from even the most basic legal protections.
Turkeys deserve kindness. That’s why, since 1986, Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt a Turkey Project has encouraged people to symbolically adopt a turkey at Thanksgiving. By highlighting turkeys' unique personalities and intelligence while also revealing the abuse they face in an exploitative food system, this beloved campaign has reached millions of people with a message of compassion.
With a special contribution today, you can sponsor a rescued turkey living at Farm Sanctuary—or maximize your impact by sponsoring this year’s featured flock of five.
Adopt for yourself or choose a gift adoption, and we’ll email a certificate to the recipient of your choosing to show them how much you care.
PLEASE NOTE:
- All donors will receive one digital certificate (in both PDF and JPG formats) for the turkey(s) they adopt, along with graphics and a video to share on social media.
- Digital certificates are sent via email overnight on the day your order is placed.
- Print certificates are sent via USPS First Class Mail and are not trackable.
- You will receive the print version by mail and the digital version via email.
- Please allow 10 business days for mail delivery. They are mailed separately from all other shop items.
- We are only able to ship to a single address per order.
- If you need to send adoption certificates to multiple addresses, please submit separate orders.
- Your billing information can be saved by creating an account with us during checkout or by going to our Registration Page.
About Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt a Turkey Project
Each year, the United States slaughters 46 million turkeys for Thanksgiving. Most are kept in severe crowding and confinement on factory farms—and, like all farmed birds, they are excluded from even the most basic legal protections.
These sentient individuals deserve kindness. That’s why, since 1986, Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt a Turkey Project has encouraged people to symbolically adopt a turkey at Thanksgiving instead of eating one. By highlighting turkeys' unique personalities and intelligence while also revealing the abuse they face in an exploitative food system, this beloved campaign has reached millions of people with a message of compassion.
With a contribution today, you can symbolically adopt a rescued turkey living at Farm Sanctuary—or maximize your impact by sponsoring this year’s featured flock of five.
Adopt for yourself or choose a gift adoption, and we’ll email a certificate to the recipient of your choosing to show them how much you care.