what is foie gras?
Foie gras (translated literally from French as "fatty liver" and pronounced 'fwah grah') is produced by cruel and inhumane farming practices. At just a few months old, ducks are confined inside dark sheds and force-fed enormous amounts of food several times a day. A farm worker grabs each duck and, one by one, thrusts a metal pipe down their throats so that a mixture of corn can be forced directly into their gullets. In just a matter of weeks, the ducks become grossly overweight and their livers expand up to 10 times their normal size. Read more in about foie gras.

you can help:
Lawmakers in several states are now considering legislation that will ban the force-feeding of ducks for foie gras, as well as the sale of foie gras produced by these means. Please take action!

 

 

culinary cruelty: undercover in canada
urge the canadian government to stop the cruelty
Farm Sanctuary and Global Action Network have just released new video footage taken by an undercover investigator of two more foie gras factory farms in Canada taken by an undercover investigator. In addition to the footage taken at Elevages Perigord released in July of this year, this new footage documents farm employees taking part in cruel or torturous acts on animals, in addition to the inherently cruel forced feeding that the animals endure daily. Combined these three foie gras factories make up 82% of the foie gras sold in Canada and 72% of the foie gras that is imported into the US. The photo and video evidence documenting these inhumane acts has been submitted to Canadian authorities - but your help is needed to push for prosecution and reform.

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Foie Gras producer must eat its words
The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has recommended that D’Artagnan Inc. stop claiming their Artisan foie gras comes from healthy livers and that their animals are treated well. Read the press release.

Farm Sanctuary Applauds NYC Councilman Avella’s Proposed Resolution that Supports Ending the Cruelty of Foie Gras Production in New York State. Read more.

Chicago City Council Reverses Foie Gras Ordinance Effectively Endorsing Animal Cruelty.

Animal Protection Groups File Legal Petition Asking USDA to Declare Foie Gras Unfit for Human Consumption. Read more.

On Tuesday, April 29, the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production released the results of a two and a half year study, confirming what farm animal advocates have long known: that confining farm animals inside tiny crates and cages, subjecting them to routine mutilations, force feeding them, and pumping them full of antibiotics is an untenable situation. The Pew Commission provides additional, compelling and irrefutable data to prohibit these abuses. Read more.

THE INDEPENDENT – Dec. 15, 2008
Influential French chef, Albert Roux, condemns foie gras production as inhumane

CONTACTMUSIC.COM – Oct. 16, 2008
Phil Collins – Collins Slams Store for Selling Foie Gras.

BALTIMORE SUN – Oct. 11, 2008
Disney drops foie gras.

WASHINGTON POST – July 20, 2008
Foie Gras Upsets Takoma Park