In the 8 September 2006 edition of THE JOURNAL NEWS, Ernie Garcia
writes about Westchester animal rights advocates who “are launching a
voters group that will push for countywide bans on rodeos, circuses
and goose and duck liver paté.”
The article also mentions that: “Chicago recently enacted a ban on
fattened goose and duck liver, on the grounds that it is an abusive
practice. Similar efforts are afoot in New York.”
“In June, the Humane Society of the United States filed an action
with the state Department of Agriculture and Markets to have foie gras
declared an adulterated food product, which would ban its sale.”
“Two bills in the state Legislature would ban the force feeding of
ducks and geese in New York.”
The article ends with these telling statements: “Marcus Henley,
manager of the Hudson Valley Foie Gras Farm in Ferndale, N.Y., said his
product cannot be produced by letting the birds eat at will. He said the
Chicago ban, which is being challenged, has boosted sales for his
company, which is also being sued by the Humane Society.”
The admission by the company’s manager that foie gras “cannot be
produced by letting the birds eat at will” makes it clear that this is a
product of cruelty, and that the birds must be force-fed. Therefore, it
follows that those who help produce this “diseased liver” product and
the people who buy and eat it, knowing what it is, are complicit in the
extreme pain and suffering of these birds.
For the entire article, see:
http://www.all-creatures.org/adow/art-20060908.html
For more information on foie gras, see:
http://all-creatures.org/anex/duck.html
For my previous Blog about foie gras, see:
http://www.all-creatures.org/heart/blog-20060527.html
