The traditional turkey pardoning ceremony takes place every year at the White House.

The annual turkey pardoning ceremony is always filled with laughter at the White House.

US President at the Turkey Pardon Ceremony on November 26.

Origin of the Turkey Pardon

In 1997, Bill Clinton announced during the Turkey Parole that Truman was the first to pardon a turkey.

The tradition of giving turkeys to the President grew from there.

As noted by White House reporter Noah Books, the first person to free the turkey was President Abraham Lincoln.

However, the person who officially released the Thanksgiving turkey was President John F.Kennedy.

In 1987, Ronald Reagan – the 40th President of the United States officially used the word `pardon` for the turkey liberation ceremony.

The race to the White House

This year’s two turkeys came from an industrial turkey farm in Medesto, California.

The chickens are named Tom One and Tom Two respectively.

The vote was organized by the National Turkey Federation for farms across the country.

The fate of the turkey after the Atonement

This is the sad part of the story of the Turkey Pardon.

These chickens are raised for meat so farmers fatten them on a protein-rich diet of corn and soybeans.

The fate of the chickens after amnesty became the focus of attention of the animal protection association PETA.

The National Turkey Federation has a different view.

The turkey amnesty is just a new tradition.