Kevin Smith on Thanksgiving: There will be “no carcass on the table”
Filmmaker Kevin Smith and his daughter Harley Quinn Smith have joined forces with Farm Sanctuary in promoting the 33rd annual Adopt a Turkey Project.
Kevin, who went vegan after suffering a massive heart attack earlier this year, appeared in a promotional video with his daughter petting and feeding various turkeys and stated:
“Who knew you could pet a turkey? Just like when you pet a dog or a cat man, there’s something really soothing about it. This is horrible to say sitting right next to this fine young lady here but I’ve consumed so many turkeys over the course of my life, never once thinking about it.”
He added:
“This will be the first year that officially, across the boards in our house, we are breaking the chain with tradition inasmuch as nobody’s going to be eating any bird. I’ve been now vegan over six months, I honestly—I swear to you—there’s nothing I miss, certainly not sitting here petting these wonderful beasts.”
Harley Quinn emphasized the importance of creating new traditions:
“On Thanksgiving over 40 million turkeys are slaughtered, and that’s in addition to the other turkeys that are already slaughtered the rest of the year. I think that how we adapt to new traditions is by taking the aspects of which we love, like gathering around with our families, eating delicious food…”
Kevin added:
“We’ll be doing all of that, and the only difference is no carcass on the table.”
Kevin made a promise to the turkeys, stating:
“You have my solemn word, ladies: I will never eat another turkey, and I’ll go out of my way to see that others might not as well.”
To learn more about Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt a Turkey Project, visit this link. You can watch the full promotional video below:
