Cousteau writes:

Most turkeys eaten this Thanksgiving will be of a single breed, the Broad-breasted White. This industrially-bred turkey wouldn’t exist without our modern system of food production because the birds no longer have the ability to reproduce on their own. In fact their breasts are so large they can barely walk and often have been stuffed full of growth supplements, antibiotics and then injected with liquid post processing. A better choice in my opinion is to take a walk on the wild side and seek out local growers who raise “heritage” breeds.

But this of course doesn’t address the extremely high cost of purchasing one of these priced birds.