Turkeys pardoned: Biden pardons 2021 National Thanksgiving Turkeys Peanut Butter and Jelly

Peanut Butter and Jelly are now free to live their lives in the comfort of Purdue University.

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President Joe Biden pardoned Peanut Butter during the annual White House ceremony.

The ceremonial blessing was greeted with Peanut Butter with a couple of gobbles.

Biden also pardoned Peanut Butter’s companion bird, Jelly,

The birds were chosen from a farm in Jasper, Indiana, WDRB reported.

After they are done being in the spotlight, they will be taken to Purdue’s Department of Animal Sciences in the College of Agriculture, the Lafayette Journal & Courier reported.

The school will study them over the next few months so students can learn about poultry production and the industry, the newspaper reported.

For a history of presidential turkey pardons, visit the White House Historical Association.

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Turkeys pardoned WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: Peanut Butter and Jelly, the National Thanksgiving Turkey and alternate, are shown to members of the press during a news conference held by the National Turkey Federation November 18, 2021 at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC. The two turkeys from Jasper, Indiana will be pardoned during by President Joe Biden during a Friday ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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