Historically, turkeys have been eaten during Thanksgiving celebrations, and it is a personal decision whether or not to eat a pet turkey.
If you had a pet turkey, it would be a personal decision whether or not to eat him for Thanksgiving. However, historically, turkeys have been eaten during Thanksgiving celebrations.
The tradition of eating turkey on Thanksgiving can be traced back to the pilgrims who settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621.
They celebrated their first harvest in the New World by eating wild turkey. Since then, turkey has become a traditional Thanksgiving meal in the United States.