Njengoba i-Thanksgiving iqala e-United States, inezincazelo ezihlukahlukene kubantu abahlukene. Kwabaningi, isikhathi esiyigugu sokuzwakalisa ukubonga ngabathandekayo babo kanye nezindinganiso ezihlala njalo zenkululeko, ezihlonishwa ngenxa yamasiko eminyaka adlule. Nokho, kwabanye, lusebenza njengosuku olunesizotha lwesikhumbuzo—isikhathi sokucabangela ukungabi nabulungisa okwenziwa kokhokho babo boMdabu.
Okubalulekile ekuhlangenwe nakho kwe-Thanksgiving idili elikhulu leholide, ukusabalala okunethezeka okubonisa ukuchichima kanye nokuphila. Kodwa-ke, phakathi kwemikhosi, kunomehluko omkhulu kuma-turkeys alinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-45 amiselwe ukudliwa unyaka ngamunye. Kulezi zinyoni, ukubonga kuwumqondo wangaphandle, njengoba zibekezelela izimpilo ezimnyama nezicindezelayo ngaphakathi kwemingcele yokulima efekthri.
Kodwa-ke, ngemuva kwezigcawu zalo mkhosi kukhona iqiniso elimnyama: ukukhiqizwa ngobuningi kwama-turkeys. Nakuba i-Thanksgiving namanye amaholide ifanekisela ukubonga kanye nobunye, inqubo yezimboni yokulima i-turkey ivame ukubandakanya unya, ukucekelwa phansi kwemvelo, nokukhathazeka ngokuziphatha. Lesi sihloko sidingida iqiniso elibuhlungu ngemuva kokwesabeka kwangaphambi kweholide kwama-turkeys akhiqiza ngobuningi.
Ukuphila Kwe-Thanksgiving Turkey
Inani elimangalisayo lama-turkeys—izigidi ezingu-240—ahlatshwa minyaka yonke e-United States liwubufakazi bezinga elikhulu lezolimo ezithuthukisiwe. Ngaphakathi kwalesi simiso, lezi zinyoni zibekezelela ukuphila okuphawuleka ngokuvalelwa, ukuncishwa, nonya oluvamile.
Enqatshelwe ithuba lokuveza ukuziphatha kwemvelo, ama-turkeys emapulazini asefekthri ahlala ezimweni eziminyene eziwaphuca umuzwa wawo wemvelo. Azikwazi ukugeza uthuli, ukwakha izidleke, noma ukwakha ukuxhumana okuhlala njalo nezinyoni ezikanye nazo. Naphezu kwemvelo yawo yezenhlalo, ama-turkeys ahlukene, ancishwa ubungane nokusebenzelana akulangazelelayo.
Ngokwenhlangano yezenhlalakahle yezilwane FOUR PAWS, ama-turkeys awawona nje kuphela ahlakaniphe kakhulu kodwa futhi ayizidalwa ezidlalayo nezifuna ukwazi. Bajabulela ukuhlola indawo ezizungezile futhi bayakwazi ukubonana ngamazwi abo—okuwubufakazi bokuphila kwabo okuyinkimbinkimbi kwezenhlalo. Endle, ama-turkeys abonisa ukwethembeka okuqinile kumalungu omhlambi wawo, nomama wamaturkeys ekhulisa amatshwele awo izinyanga futhi izingane zakubo zakha izibopho zokuphila konke.
Kodwa-ke, kuma-turkeys ohlelweni lokudla, ukuphila kwenzeka ngokuhluke kakhulu ekuziphatheni kwawo kwemvelo kanye nezakhiwo zomphakathi. Kusukela zizalwa, lezi zinyoni zibhekana nokuhlupheka nokuxhashazwa. Ama-turkeys asanda kuzalwa, aziwa ngokuthi ama-poults, abekezelela ukucwiywa okubuhlungu ngaphandle kosizo lokunciphisa ubuhlungu. Njengoba kwembulwa ophenyweni lomshoshaphansi olwenziwa izinhlangano ezifana ne-The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), abasebenzi bavame ukusika izinzwane zabo nezingxenye zomlomo wabo, okubangela ubuhlungu nokucindezeleka okukhulu.
Ngenxa yokuntula ukuvikelwa kukahulumeni, ama-turkeys asanda kuzalwa embonini yokudla abhekana nezenzo zonya nsuku zonke. Baphathwa njengezinto ezithengiswayo nje, ngaphansi kokuphathwa kabi nokunganaki. Ama-turkeys ajikijelwa phansi ama-chutes ensimbi, aphoqelelwe emishini esebenzisa ama-laser ashisayo, futhi awela phansi efekthri lapho esala ehlupheka futhi efa ngenxa yokulimala okuchotshoziwe.
Kusukela Ekuzalweni Kuya Ebhusha
Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwesikhathi esingokwemvelo sokuphila kwama-turkeys asendle nesiphetho sawo embonini yezolimo yezilwane kukhanyisa iqiniso elibuhlungu lemikhuba yokulima yezimboni. Nakuba ama-turkeys asendle angaphila iminyaka efinyelela kweyishumi endaweni yawo yemvelo, lawo afuyelwa ukudliwa abantu ngokuvamile ahlatshwa emasontweni ayi-12 kuya kwangu-16 ubudala—ukuphila okufushanisiwe okuchazwa ukuhlupheka nokuxhashazwa.
Okubalulekile kulo mehluko ukuphishekela ngokungaphezi ukusebenza kahle okuqhutshwa yinzuzo ngaphakathi kwemisebenzi yokulima efekthri. Izinhlelo zokuzalanisa ezikhethiwe zihlose ukukhulisa amazinga okukhula kanye nesivuno senyama, okuholela ekutheni ama-turkeys adlule kude ubukhulu bokhokho bawo basendle phakathi nenkathi yezinyanga. Nokho, lokhu kukhula okusheshayo kuza ngenani elikhulu enhlalakahleni nempilo yezinyoni.
Ama-turkeys amaningi afuywa efekthri ahlushwa izinkinga zezempilo eziwohlozayo ngenxa yokukhula kwawo ngokushesha. Ezinye izinyoni azikwazi ukuthwala isisindo sazo, okuholela ekulimaleni kwamathambo kanye nokuphazamiseka kwemisipha. Abanye bahlushwa ukuthambekela okuphezulu kwezifo, okuhlanganisa izinkinga zenhliziyo nokulimala kwemisipha, okubeka engcupheni izinga lempilo yabo.
Ngokudabukisayo, ezinyonini ezingenakubalwa ezigulayo nezilimele ezithathwa njengezingafanele ukudayiswa, ukuphila kuphela ngendlela ebonisa ukungabi naluzwela nengenabuntu ngendlela ongayicabanga. Laba bantu abasengozini balahlwa emishinini yokugaya—bephila futhi beqaphele ngokuphelele—ngenxa nje yokuthi bayehluleka ukuhlangabezana nezindinganiso ezingafanele zokukhiqiza. Ukulahlwa ngokungakhethi kwalezi "zinsalela" ezingcolile kugcizelela ukunganakwa okungenangqondo kokubaluleka nesithunzi sazo esingokwemvelo.
Imibiko yonya olwengeziwe ngaphakathi kwemboni yokulima yaseTurkey iphinde igcizelele unya oluhleliwe olutholakala kwezolimo ezithuthukisiwe. Izinyoni zenziwa izindlela zokubulala ezinonya, okuhlanganisa ukuboshelwa zibheke phansi nokucwiliswa emanzini okugeza kagesi, noma ziyekwe zophe zize zife—okuwubufakazi obushaqisayo bonya olwenziwa kulezi zidalwa ezinengqondo lapho ziphishekela inzuzo.
I-Environmental Toll of Thanksgiving: Beyond the Plate
Kucace bha ukuthi ama-turkeys abekezelela ukuhlupheka okukhulu ngenxa yezenzo zabantu. Kodwa-ke, lapho sihlolisisa imiphumela yemvelo yokusetshenziswa kwethu kwe-turkey, isikali salo mthelela sigqama nakakhulu.
Ukukhishwa kwegesi okuvela emisebenzini yokulima ezimbonini, kanye nesisekelo somhlaba esidingekayo kumakheji ezindlu nemishini, kunomthelela omkhulu kuwo wonke umthwalo wemvelo. Lo mphumela okhulayo uyamangaza lapho sihlola izinombolo.
Ucwaningo olwenziwa uchwepheshe wezokuphekela nokwamukela izihambi i-Alliance Online igqamisa i-carbon footprint ehlobene nokukhiqizwa kwe-roast turkey. Bathole ukuthi ikhilogremu ngayinye ye-turkey egazingiwe, cishe amakhilogremu angu-10.9 we-carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) akhishwa. Lokhu kuhumushela ekuphumeni okumangalisayo okungamakhilogremu angama-27.25 kuye kwangama-58.86 e-CO2e ngokukhiqizwa kwe-turkey eyodwa yosayizi omaphakathi.
Ukubeka lokhu ngombono, ucwaningo oluhlukene lubonisa ukuthi isidlo sakusihlwa se-vegan esigcwele esilungiselelwe umndeni wabayisithupha sikhiqiza amakhilogremu angu-9.5 we-CO2e kuphela. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukudla okuthosiwe kwamantongomane, amazambane athosiwe aphekwe ngamafutha emifino, izingulube ze-vegan ezingutsheni zokulala, ukugxusha kwesage no-anyanisi, kanye nomhluzi wemifino. Ngokuphawulekayo, ngisho nalezi zingxenye ezihlukahlukene, ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni okuvela kulokhu kudla kwe-vegan kuhlala kuphansi kakhulu kunaleyo ekhiqizwa i-turkey eyodwa.
Ungasiza kanjani
Ukunciphisa noma ukuqeda ukusetshenziswa kwakho kwe-turkey kungenye yezindlela ezinomthelela kakhulu zokunciphisa ukuhlupheka okubekezelelwa ama-turkeys emapulazini efektri. Ngokukhetha ezinye izindlela ezisekelwe ezitshalweni noma ukukhetha ukusekela imikhiqizo ye-turkey etholakala ngokusemthethweni futhi eqinisekiswe ubuntu, abantu bangathonya ngokuqondile isidingo futhi bakhuthaze imikhuba yokulima ebonisa uzwela.
Isidingo senyama ye-turkey eshibhile yisona sizathu esibalulekile sezindlela zokulima ezisetshenziswayo ezisetshenziswa embonini. Ngokwenza izinqumo ezinolwazi nokuvota ngezikhwama zethu, singathumela umlayezo onamandla kubakhiqizi nabathengisi ukuthi izindaba zenhlalakahle yezilwane zibalulekile.
Ukwabelana ngolwazi mayelana namaqiniso okulima kwe-turkey nomndeni nabangane nakho kungasiza ekuqwashiseni futhi kukhuthaze abanye ukuthi bacabangele kabusha ukukhetha kwabo kokudla. Ngokuzibandakanya ezingxoxweni futhi sikhulume ngezinketho zokudla ezinokuziphatha okuhle nokuqhubekayo, singasebenzela umhlaba lapho ukuhlupheka kwezilwane ohlelweni lokudla kuncishiswa.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukujoyina imizamo yokumela okuhloswe ngayo ukuqeda imikhuba enonya njengokuhlatshwa ngamaketango kungenza umehluko ophusile. Ngokusekela umthetho, izicelo, kanye nemikhankaso efuna ukuqedwa kwemikhuba enonya embonini yaseTurkey, abantu ngabanye bangaba neqhaza ekushintsheni kwesistimu futhi basize ekwakheni ikusasa lapho zonke izilwane ziphathwa ngesithunzi nangozwelo.
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