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Brant Pinvidic has rescued a lot of animals in his lifetime, from
countless dogs to horses, but he never expected to branch out into
rescuing turkeys, when a friend contacted him shortly before
Thanksgiving 2016 about a farm that raises turkeys for slaughter, asking
if Pinvidic wanted one. Pinvidic decided he’d take two.
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After giving the rescued birds some time to adjust to their new home
in California, Pinvidic released both birds, his female turkey, whom
he’d named Princess went on her merry way. But Albert, the male turkey,
just followed him inside.
Pinvidiv began sharing photos and stories about Albert’s life in
California, and has since garnered over 9,000 followers on his Instagram
page. Pinvidic tells ABC News how ALbert behaves just like another one
of their dogs, greeting him when he wakes up in the morning, following
him around the house, and asking for cuddles. “He’s a complete showoff,”
Pinvidic said. “He only wants attention. He doesn’t want food, he
doesn’t want to play, he just wants you to notice him. He’s very
pompous. He really believes he is the most interesting thing going on
wherever he is.”
Albert has even served as the best man of a wedding for friends of
Pinvidic this past March. Pinvidic shared with reporters, “He was the
guest of honor at the wedding,” Pinvidic said. His name was even listed
in the program, and the wedding photos naturally included Albert.
“During the reception he was wandering from table to table saying ‘hi’
to everybody. He wasn’t looking for food. He just wanted attention.”
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Albert’s rescue also inspired Pinvidic to start his own rescue
organization, Albert and Friends, which is naturally named after the
curious pet turkey. The organization works with a local shelter that
mostly serves dogs, cats, and horses. But we’re sure that given the
chance they would be more than happy to save another turkey too.
