A UK charity has sent a letter to Cheshire East Council asking for approval to erect a memorial at the scene of a fatal farm fire in Nantwich, where around 3,000 turkeys burnt to death.

PETA (The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), who opposes experimentation, farming, clothing and entertainment industries using or abusing animals, has a motto saying "animals are not ours to eat."

Following the blaze at Aviagen Turkeys, Peach Lane, Alvaston, on 19 April, PETA wants to install a memorial to highlighting everyone can help prevent animals from dying terrifying deaths by going vegan.

During the peak of the South Cheshire farm building fire, nine fire engines were at the scene. PETA says 'every animal is someone', offering free empathy kits.

PETA Vice President, Elisa Allen, told Nub News: "Turkeys are clever individuals, but they're also among the world's most abused animals.

"A memorial would encourage people to reconsider eating the dead bodies of birds, and remind everyone that the best way to avoid tragedies like this fire is to go vegan.

"This spares animals from the horror of being bred and confined to dark sheds, which, one way or another, become their death traps."

Around 3,000 turkeys died in fire at Aviagen Turkeys, Peach Lane, Alvaston on Sunday 19 April (Photo: Cheshire Fire).

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In nature, turkeys spend their days caring for their young, building nests, foraging for food, taking dust baths, and roosting high in trees.

Free-roaming turkeys can live up to 10 years, but those raised for food are normally slaughtered between 12 and 26 weeks old.

The letter to Cheshire East on May 7 reads: "Following the deadly blaze at the Aviagen Turkeys site in Nantwich, which killed more than 3,000 turkeys, I'm writing to ask you to allow People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to place a memorial plaque at the site to commemorate the lives lost, and remind people that turkeys are sensitive birds with feelings and personalities.

"Turkeys are clever individuals, but they're also among the world's most abused animals.

"On farms that raise them for their flesh, turkeys are denied the chance to socialise and chat, which they do using an impressive vocabulary of 28 distinct 'words.'

"They aren't seen for the sensitive souls they are, so the subtle colour changes they display to express their emotions go unnoticed.

"Turkeys enjoy forming lifelong bonds, but on farms, they're killed at just 12 to 26 weeks old.

"A memorial would encourage people to reconsider eating the dead bodies of birds, and remind everyone that the best way to avoid tragedies like this fire is to go vegan, sparing animals from the horror of being bred and confined to dark sheds, which, one way or another, become their death traps.

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"This proposed tribute can't bring back the turkeys who died. But it can empower the public to reach for delicious vegan foods that spare birds and all animals from miserable lives that end with a gruelling trip to their violent deaths."

PETA says workers hang the young birds upside down, drag them through an electrified bath, slit their throats, and dump them into scalding-hot water in de-feathering tanks, often while they are still conscious.

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