Pardoned turkeys will live out their days at 'Gobblers Rest'
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The pair of turkeys that President Donald Trump pardoned on Tuesday will be living out their days at Virginia Tech.
The Virginian-Pilot report s that the turkeys named "Peas" and "Carrots" are going to a place called "Gobblers Rest" in Blacksburg, Virginia. It's a home created for them at the university's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
This is the third consecutive year that the turkeys pardoned by the president will go there.
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Poultry immunologist Rami Dalloul said in a statement: "We love that the birds are coming back to Blacksburg to roost once again."
Dalloul sequenced the turkey genome a few years ago. The university said his efforts led to whole new levels of understanding the birds, as well as genetics.
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Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://pilotonline.com