CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Down a winding gravel road, past the knotted oak trees and a small but mighty herd of cattle, sits a long red-roofed barn, the permanent home to North Carolina’s newest Thanksgiving celebrities.
Chocolate and Chip, the two North Carolina-raised turkeys pardoned by President Joe Biden this week, landed Wednesday at their forever home at N.C. State’s Talley Turkey Education Unit.
After escaping the annual holiday slaughter, the “wingmates” will live out their days under the care of students and staff at N.C. State’s School of Agricultural Sciences.
