Members of the audience take turns posing with the 45-pound turkey “Liberty” after US President Barack Obama pardoned the National Thanksgiving Turkey in a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House in Washingotn, DC, November 23, 2011. Each Thanksgiving, the President “pardons” a hand-selected turkey, sparing the bird from someone’s dinner table and ensuring the rest of its days are spent roaming on a farm or petting zoo. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)