There has not been any documented incident of consumers becoming sick from salmonella contaminated turkey in more than six years. Turkey consumption is not related to heart disease. In fact, turkey contains considerably less fat than beef, pork, chicken, goose or duck. Turkey contains 68 mg of cholesterol per 90 g portion. This is less than one third the daily intake of cholesterol recommended by the Canadian Heart Foundation.
Quality care for all living beings is a shared responsibility.
The scare tactics and false accusations generated by some animal activists are counter-productive because they only draw a greater dividing line between producers and consumers. Such tactics are unprofessional, unproductive and unfair to both producers and consumers. If producers have an obligation to ensure humane treatment of their flocks, then the animal welfare community has an equal obligation to ensure that they address real problems rather then fabricate worst case scenarios to scare consumers away from meat products. Producers are more than willing to work with the animal welfare community to ensure that high production standards are maintained, but the animal welfare community must meet them half way in terms of professional, practical, achievable solutions.