Turkey claiming ties to 'Mother of Thanksgiving' wins pardon
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November 23, 2017
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Continuing his role as animal advocate in chief, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Wednesday pardoned a 45-pound (20.41-kilogram) turkey that claims a connection to the "Mother of Thanksgiving."
Sununu, a Republican, presented the turkey Wednesday to his Executive Council, which voted unanimously to pardon the bird for stealing another turkey's food.
In its pardon paperwork, the turkey, named Hale, sought clemency for culinary and lineage reasons. Sununu said it was descended from turkeys raised in Newport in the late 1700s. Newport is the birthplace of Sarah Josepha Hale...
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