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stop force feeding.
take a moment to check out this site, which showcases how foie gras is really made. as you will see from the pictures, the methods to produce this "gastronomic delight" are quite a gruesome and barbaric. if you have two minutes, please write to governor schwarzenegger and urge him to support sb 1520, legislation which prohibits force-feeding a bird for the purpose of enlarging the bird's liver beyond its normal size and also prohibits the sale of products made using this method. you do not have to be a resident of california to write to the guv. here is a useful guide to letter-writing that might help you. the guvinator is set to decide on this by the end of this month, so time is short! interesting to note that his native austria has already banned production under anti-cruelty laws. thanks for your support.
update: signed!
September 28, 2004 in supporting. | Permalink
Comments
"guvinator"!! good!! i didn't know that one yet.
yes, i was about to say that there are a lot of countries that banned force feeding already, and actually -- the "natural" foie gras tastes a lot, lot better.
Posted by: mademoiselle a. | Sep 28, 2004 11:00:29 PM
p.b. 'natural', as in 'take healthy duck livers if you have to, and add shmaltz or other high quality ingredients and be content.'
Posted by: mademoiselle a. | Sep 28, 2004 11:02:20 PM
Hideous, hideous! Thanks for the links, will get to it pronto!
Posted by: Giao | Sep 29, 2004 2:14:43 PM
