of West Liberty Foods in West Liberty, Iowa. Both were still alive in November 2021. Biden Presidency 2021: Peanut Butter and Jelly, both turkeys raised by Andrea Welp of Jasper, Indiana. As of June 2022, both were still alive, with Purdue stating that the birds had made a "smooth adjustment" to retirement. 2022: Chocolate, a turkey, chosen along with Chip, a turkey, both raised by NTF chairman Ronnie Parker at Circle S Ranch in Monroe, North Carolina. State ceremonies A number of U.S. states have similar turkey-pardoning events, including Minnesota. The pardoning ceremonies have also been extended to other holidays; for instance, Erie County, New York's county executive facetiously pardons a butter lamb during Holy Week. Popular culture In The West Wing episode "Shibboleth," when C.J. learns the alternate turkey is to be slaughtered, she appeals to President Bartlet to save it. He points out that he cannot pardon a turkey, as it had committed no crime and he has no "judicial jurisdiction over birds". So, he drafts the turkey into military service to spare its life. In real life, both the turkey and the alternate are spared. The animated film Free Birds centers around a turkey who was pardoned, then is recruited to go back in time in an attempt to change history and remove turkey from the menu of the first Thanksgiving dinner at Plymouth Colony. In David Mamet's play November, an incumbent president losing his bid for reelection uses the yearly tradition to extort the turkey farmers to add to his lacking campaign fund. In the Rick and Morty episode "Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular", Rick turns himself into a turkey in an effort to receive a presidential pardon from the President. Gallery References External links Information about the presidential turkey at the National Turkey Federation website Official photo gallery of Presidents pardoning Turkeys President Abraham Lincoln Pardoned Jack, the White House Turkey Truman Trivia: Did Truman pardon a Turkey? The Ungobbled Gobbler Thanksgiving (United States) Animal rights Animals in politics Poultry Ceremonies in the United States Articles containing video clips