US President Barack Obama’s daughrter Malia (2nd-L) pets the National Thanksgiving Turkey in a ceremony at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, November 23, 2011 as his younger daughter Sasha (2nd-R) and Chairman of the National Turkey Federation Richard Huisinga (L) holding the 45-pound (17kg) bird named “Liberty” look on. 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/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)