Why pardon the turkeys? What the fuck did they even do?Besides, you don't pardon your food, you eat them.
old growth forest: *exists*property developer: we got some undeveloped land here! let's pave it up, might make money having a parking lot.
Great, let's tear down a well-preserved historic building in pristine condition for no absolute reason at all!
Not even the greatest story writer could come up with this.