That is an epic. And I repeat, epic, Halloween costume. Johnson used to be sensitive about the infamous incident, which happened during a 2001 spring training game and resulted in the bird dying.

Our toughest customer is Big Bird. His tremendous costume uses feathers from the rear end of a turkey, which are rarely clean. Sesame Street rejects nine out of ten feathers.

LETTER: Avoid feathers in Mardi Gras costumes, decorations. By Scott Miller, The PETA Foundation Feb 21, 2023. ... But when partygoers are wearing real bird feathers, revelry turns to cruelty.

Dersh Feathers is the last feather business standing in New York City, and the fifth-generation family-owned and -operated business has been the place to go for the past 107 years.

Known for colourful and eye-catching costumes, often accessorised with real bird feathers, the big bosses upstairs have decided it’s time to get rid of them for good.They confirmed today that ...