“Perry is a black domestic turkey who was abandoned in a crate in the middle of the Sanctuary driveway on the evening before Thanksgiving in 2012. There was no note or any indication of where Perry came from, but he was young, probably only about 4 months old, which is the age that turkeys are slaughtered for meat. We took him in and right away he was very sweet, though a little scared of people. He is now a happy and healthy adult turkey who loves to strut around the yard showing off for all the female turkeys. Perry loves grapes, corn and watermelon.” (from the Poplar Spring website)

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The Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary is a 400-acre nonprofit refuge in Poolesville, Maryland, that offers care, rehabilitation and permanent sanctuary for neglected, abused or abandoned farm animals as well as providing a protected habitat for wildlife. They promote compassion and the humane treatment of all animals by educating the public on farm animal and wildlife issues.

A husband and wife team along with 100 volunteers and 8 staff care for more than 300 rescued farm animals, each with a name and a story of their rescue, and most of them quite friendly to humans. They’ve been in operation for 21 years, receive no public funding and survive only on donations.

For more information on the refuge, go to http://www.animalsanctuary.org

Inseparable, posted earlier: