北卡罗来纳州州长 Stein 在州长官邸赦免两只感恩节火鸡 Lord Stanley 与 Lady Stanley
北卡罗来纳州州长 Josh Stein 于2026年11月12日在州府 Raleigh 的州长官邸举行年度感恩节火鸡赦免仪式，赦免两只名为 Lord Stanley 与 Lady Stanley 的火鸡，两只火鸡免于成为感恩节餐桌食物，将被送往 Sampson County 的 Harrells Christian Academy，由该校 FFA（未来农民组织）学生饲养终老。
这对火鸡由联合县（Union County）的 Circle S Ranch 提供，约20周龄，公火鸡重约45磅、母火鸡约30磅。仪式上，食品企业 Butterball 宣布向北卡中部与东部食品银行（Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina）捐赠500只整火鸡，用于节日期间的食物援助，该食品银行首席执行官 Amy Beros 到场致谢。
州家禽联合会主席、Butterball 运营副总裁 Art Lankford 出席仪式。州长办公室提供的数据显示，家禽业是北卡罗来纳州农业支柱，年经济影响约449亿美元，支撑全州14万多个岗位。仪式用的南瓜由 Duplin County 的 Cinderella Farms 捐赠。
Stein 在仪式上向农户与食品银行志愿者致谢，并呼吁居民在节日期间关注本地农产品与食物援助。感恩节火鸡赦免是美国多州州长官邸的年度传统，通常安排在感恩节前两周举行。
今年感恩节为11月26日。北卡州长官邸的赦免仪式自多年前形成惯例，到场学生可近距离观看火鸡，活动也借此宣传本州农业。
Governor Stein Pardons Two Turkeys, Lord Stanley and Lady Stanley, at the North Carolina Governor’s Residence
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein held the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning at the Governor's Residence in Raleigh on November 12, 2026, sparing two turkeys named Lord Stanley and Lady Stanley. Instead of the Thanksgiving table, the birds will live out their days at Harrells Christian Academy in Sampson County, cared for by the school's FFA students.
The turkeys were provided by Circle S Ranch in Union County and are about 20 weeks old, the tom weighing about 45 pounds and the hen about 30 pounds. At the ceremony, Butterball announced a donation of 500 whole turkeys to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina for holiday food assistance; the food bank's CEO, Amy Beros, attended to accept the gift.
Art Lankford, president of the state poultry federation and a Butterball operations vice president, joined the event. According to the Governor's Office, poultry is a pillar of North Carolina agriculture, generating about $44.9 billion in annual economic impact and supporting more than 140,000 jobs. Pumpkins for the ceremony were donated by Cinderella Farms in Duplin County.
Stein thanked farmers and food bank volunteers and encouraged residents to support local farm products and food assistance during the holidays. Turkey pardonings are an annual tradition at governors' residences across the United States, usually held in the two weeks before Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving falls on November 26 this year. The North Carolina ceremony has become a fixture at the Governor's Residence, where students watch the turkeys up close and the event doubles as a showcase for the state's farm sector.
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图片来源：图片来源：北卡罗来纳州州长办公室官方照片，图中为州长官邸赦免仪式上的两只火鸡与到场学生 Image: official photo, Office of the Governor of North Carolina; showing the two pardoned turkeys and students at the Governor’s Residence ceremony
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