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TexasTowelie

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Tue Nov 21, 2017, 08:56 PM Nov 2017

Animal activists disrupt Utah governor's turkey pardon

SALT LAKE CITY -- Two animal-rights activists disrupted the Utah governor's Thanksgiving pardoning of a turkey Tuesday, rushing the podium and shouting as the CEO of a turkey plant spoke to a crowd of mostly children.

The two men rushed past Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and the 40-pound turkey named "Grateful" sitting placidly on a table nearby, demanding to speak to the CEO and shouting "Show us all the barns!"

Video from KUTV showed Herbert's security detail restrained the men and state troopers escorted them away from the afternoon ceremony in Salt Lake City.

Utah Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Todd Royce said the two unidentified men were not arrested but cooperated with troopers and left the Capitol.

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/nation-world/article185917703.html

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Animal activists disrupt Utah governor's turkey pardon (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2017 OP
Wait, what? TomSlick Nov 2017 #1
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