Peace, turkey pardoned by President Obama last Thanksgiving, euthanized
White House Officials insist timing of death not suspicious
Posted: 5:52 AM
Last Updated: 1 hour and 11 minutes ago
By: Mike M. Ahlers, CNN Senior Producer
Washington — Peace, one of two turkeys pardoned by President Obama last year, was euthanized Monday, according to an official who insisted the timing of the death – days before the Thanksgiving holiday – was not suspicious.
Rebecca Aloisi, vice president for marketing at the Mount Vernon Estate, confirmed that Peace had been dead after a weekend “illness.” But Aloise knew neither the nature of the illness, the manner of death, nor what had been done with the remains of the large, edible bird.
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