Hello beauties -
Well, Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and with that, the hustle and bustle of finding just the right food to display on the table for everyone to munch on. Stuffing! Mashed Potatoes! Cranberry sauce out of a can! Hey, you can take the girl out of New Jersey, but you can't take the New Jersey out of the girl...
This year, I am challenging you - YES YOU! - to a
TERRIFIC THANKSGIVING
TURKEY PLEDGE!!!
We did it last year with fabulous success - nearly 100 pledges on the blog!
Here's how it goes:
First: Watch this amazing video below my friend and fellow activist Ciddy Fonteboa made last year that rocked right into our hearts:
Second: In the comment section below, I want you to make a firm commitment NOT to eat turkeys this Thanksgiving. You can say something as simple as "No turkey for me!" or as long as "I would never dream of consuming turkeys because their too cute to eat, pass the tofurky please!"
I would love to see if we can get around 100 pledges by Thanksgiving this year. And don't worry - you can be a vegan, vegetarian, or meat-eater-slowly-transitioning-to-kiss-worthy-vegan and still post a comment below!
Here’s to a delicious, compassionate
holiday season!
For vegan Thanksgiving recipe ideas, check out last year's holiday post.
81 comments:
Here's to my second cruelty-free Thanksgiving! Gobble gobble! :-D
I, Lindsay Wolf, vegan blogger and animal-lover at large, will be dining on Tofurkey, NOT turkey this year! Here's to my fifth vegan Thanksgiving!
You know I would never eat a turkey! Turkeys are friends, NOT food! Here's to my 16th turkey-free thanksgiving! Peace and love from NYC!
My third vegan holiday season and I haven't regretted them for a second! No turkey in my belly on Thanksgiving!
Here's to my 7th vegan Thanksgiving! May all creatures be happy and free, and may our thoughts, words, and actions contribute to this!
I will happily not cause the suffering and slaughter of a beautiful turkey this or any year.....Happy Vegan Thanksgiving my American Vegan friends!!
I pledge to eat no turkey!
Well, I haven't had turkey since some time in 2005, but for you Linds? I Pledge. NO TURKEY FOR ME!
Pledged - for the 2nd year in a row. And we adopted another turkey at a farm in New York. Woohoo!
This will be my second turkey free thanksgiving-gladly.and lindsay's dad will be turkey free this year too, since we adopted Beatrice the turkey from Farm Sanctuary. I am so thankful she will never be anyone's dinner!!! Gail Wolf (Lindsay's stepmom)
No turkey for me, I'll be eating tofurky! :)
No Turkey for me!! I will be making my own compassionate Thanksgiving Feast to bring to my Aunt's house for my sister and I!
A turkey free Thanksgiving for me every year!!! I wouldn't have it any other way. Happy Holidays to you & Steve!!
I've been eating 95% vegan for the past couple months and, the few times that I've eaten animal products I've felt sick & awful. I believe in this way of eating more and more every day and will definitely be avoiding the turkey this year.
P.S. Last year I made x-mas dinner for my dad's family--I'm hoping they'll let me take over the kitchen again so that I can lay out a massive plant-based spread. :)
My first (of many) turkey-free Thanksgivings. I couldn't be more excited!
This will be my third cruelty-free Thanksgiving! I have a Tofurky roast in the freezer.
Ruth Smith (Lindsay's mother-in-law)
No turkey for me this Thanksgiving - this I pledge!
Turkey's are way too cool and beautiful to be eaten!! This is my first Vegan Thanksgiving and I pledge to never eat turkey at Thanksgiving. I <3 being a Vegan!
turkeys of the world: i love u!
tofurkey get in my belly X) nomnomnomz
heres to my second awesome cruelty free thankgsgivin'
peace
love
forever
Only Tofurkey for this gal :) I SOLEMNLY PLEDGE to not dine on any animal this year, and every year to come.
You have my pledge! There is not a chance I would eat a turkey this year, or ever again! This will be our third vegetarian thanksgiving this year, and it will be our second 100% cruelty-free vegan Thanksgiving! Having a delicious meal that no animal had to suffer for is something I am truly grateful for. Thank you for your amazing site and the positive, loving message you share about the joys of living a compassionate life! Happy Holidays!
This will be my first vegan thanksgiving! Of many to come :)
(singing) What does Mr. Turkey say?
gobble gobble gobble
Soon will be Thanksgiving Day
gobble gobble gobble
People say that it's such fan but I think I that I shall run and hide until the day is done
gobble gobble gobble
One of my favorite childhood songs. :) I'm knitting a cute little turkey to put on the table in lieu of the dead version.
No turkey for me!! This year I'm going to take it a step further by encouraging my family to not eat turkey either!
I'll think of the wild turkeys running free in the woods and fields, and pledge to keep them there, not on my plate!
No Turkey for me! I'm a Kiss-worthy Vegan who'll be cooking for my Best Friend's family this year.
Love,
PDX by Way of MT!
Me and my best friend will be visiting our friend in the US next week from Germany. We convinced him to eat with us, not his family, so he'll have his first vegan Thanksgiving. Tofurky here we come!
We'll be celebrating life this ThanksLiving...without dead birds on the table, of course!
I pledge to have a turkey-free "turkey day" this thanksgiving!
I pledge to be TURKEY FREE this year!
No Turkey for me this year.... or ever again. Lots of love & happiness to all of you and a lovely Thanksgiving!
Pledging a turkey-free Thanksgiving this year and every year!
"I can't believe I ever ate you guys"
No Turkey year 2!
No gobble gobble for me!
No Turkey...3rd or 4th year!! Love you!!
(thought I already posted but can't see it)... Happy Living Turkey Thanksgiving!! xoxo miss you beyond the moon!!
I adopted a turkey from Farm Sanctuary and would never even think of eating one! Turkeys are amazing, beautiful creatures that deserve respect and love just like every living thing on Earth :) Wishing everyone a Happy Tofurkey Day!
My husband Jeff and I became vegans 3 yrs ago, the wk before Thanksgiving. It hasn't always been easy. It did, however change our lives, and never again will we turn our backs on the precious creatures with whom we share this Earth.
As a vegan I pledge to have a turkey free Thanksgiving, and also to show my friends and family delicious vegan alternatives to their favorites!
This will be my third Thanksgiving as a vegan. I'm having a difficult enough time going to a celebration where there will be a dead turkey on the table-- I would never even dream of consuming the body of such an amazing creature ever again. After visiting Farm Sanctuary, sitting with the turkeys, feeding them and watching one fall asleep in my husband's lap as he petted her-- there is no way I could contribute to such horrible suffering. I'll take Field Roast instead! :)
This will be my second cruelty-free Thanksgiving! I adopted Amelinda from Farm Sanctuary to celebrate
Gobble-free! We adopted Elizabeth from Farm Sanctuary and visited our local Poplar Spring Farm Sanctuary Thanksgiving WITH the turkeys this weekend to celebrate. Thanks for the video!
14 years turkey free, third one entirely vegan for me. Hosting a whole vegan thanksgiving dinner for my immediate family (2nd time this year - none of my family are are vegan, but all are open and don't mind having someone prepare a delicious meal for them, vegan or no).
Here's to a fantastic family occasion that we and the turkeys (and cows etc.) can all be thankful for.
Our family adopts turkeys (we have pictures of three of them on our wall), and would never ever eat them.
Thanks for your blog, Lindsey. It's very inspiring and I love reading it. Happy Thanksgiving!
Oops, I accidentally commented under my husband's name (the comment above). I'm the one reading your blog, not him. Although he doesn't eat turkey, either. :-)
-Terhi
I am happy to proclaim that I will have a turkey and cruelty-free ThanksLiving this year, for the rest of my life! Let's change the world! xoxo
Here's to my 16th turkey free Thanksgiving and my 2nd vegan Thanksgiving!
Here's to my first vegan Thanksgiving!
Would not, could not eat a Turkey, they are my friends. Turkey free for almost 25 yrs. Vegan 4 yrs. Peaceful Blessings~
No turkey at our house for Thanksgiving. Instead, enjoying stuffed squash and roasted veggies. Who needs a bird??
15th turkey free turkey day:)
Turkey? NEVER ever...if any, then tofurkey!
This is my eleventh turkey-friendly Thanksgiving! We are trying vegan ham this year as well as vegan Gardein Turkey! Yum.
This will be my 5th thanksgiving cruelty/turkey free! I can't imgaine ever again celebrating a holiday with such violence... not worth it to me! never again!
You guys are awesome! As I celebrate my 20th cruelty-free Thanksgiving this year, I will also celebrate you and the loving message you are helping to spread. I hope it opens people's eyes to choosing a healthy and compassionate holiday.
Happy to be celebrating my 3rd Vegan Thanksgiving this year! No turkey for me, please. :)
1st Turkey Free Thanksgiving for me and I am grateful for the information I now have and the peace it can bring me! Gobble Gobble on y'all!
No turkey for me either! Love being turkey free!
I pledge no turkey for Thanksgiving!
happily vegan again this thanksgiving!
I love turkeys! (so I don't eat them!) I will be happily chowing down on my Doomie's Home Cookin' meal :) I had it last year and it was so good, I can't wait to have it again!
No turkey and no animal products for the third year in a row! Being vegan does not suck! :D
Will NEVER eat turkey or any other animal! 100% vegan for 14 plus years and loving it. LOVE the animals :)
Great video!
Why I am vegan video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ScJsUalrEY
Happy Vegan Thanksgiving!
No turkey for us this year! Or any year!
You should see the vegan pecan stuffing, maple roasted squash and Cafe Gratitude inspired vegan chocolate mousse I've got planned.. Oh man, we will definitely NOT be suffering this Thanksgiving, nor will any innocent animals.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
-Hilary
No turkey for this vegan!
My husband and I are celebrating our 3rd Thanksgiving as vegans and I am so excited to make a feast fit for a king! We also always celebrate the holiday by watching Lord of the Rings all day long! Hope you have a great one!
Second vegan Tgiving! Yay!
my FIRST completely cruelty-free thanksgiving and grateful to be living in an awakened state
I'm thankful that it's NOT difficult for me to say....
I pledge to NOT eat turkey this Thanksgiving! God's blessings to all animals; thank you for this amazing blog!
I've already dined on Tofurky with all my friends! They loved it!
I pledge to not eat turkey for Thanksgiving this year! Here's to my second vegetarian Thanksgiving and my first vegan Thanksgiving! Love the Turkey's, don't eat them! :)
I pledge! No turkey for me! ;)
No turkey for me!
Turkey free for years! No turkey gobbles for me this year either. They can sit next to me and gobble a sweet sweet song though! :)
Dawn
Turkey free for year five, no dead birds allowed in my house!
Happy Plantsgiving! No turkeys for me!
2nd year turkey free, and loving every second of it! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
8th year turkey free!
I was hoping, for my amazingly compassionate wife, and for all the turkeys out there who need our pledges and love, that I would have the opportunity to be #100 by Thanksgiving.
I am so grateful to be the 80th pledge this year: here's to my third vegan Thanksgiving - cruelty-free and still the most delicious anyone could ever dream of.
To 20 more cruelty-free Thanksgiving celebrators, send your post-Thanksgiving pledges to show how amazing holidays can be when we put compassion first!
KISS ME! For I had a full turkey free, vegan thanksgiving feast!
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