The Humane Society of the United States and other opponents of foie gras production don’t seem to be able to get a break these days. In May, the Chicago City Council overturned a ban on the sale of foie gras and today I read that a judge in New York dismissed a lawsuit brought [...]
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The Humane Society of the United States and other opponents of foie gras production don’t seem to be able to get a break these days. In May, the Chicago City Council overturned a ban on the sale of foie gras and today I read that a judge in New York dismissed a lawsuit brought [...]
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The news this week that the Chicago City Council voted to repeal a ban on the sale of foie gras is yet another indication that the campaign by animal rights activists to abolish the industry will not succeed because, I believe, the socio-political and emotional foundation of the argument against the industry is [...]
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The news this week that the Chicago City Council voted to repeal a ban on the sale of foie gras is yet another indication that the campaign by animal rights activists to abolish the industry will not succeed because, I believe, the socio-political and emotional foundation of the argument against the industry is [...]
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City Council reverses foie gras ban
Posted by Dan Mihalopoulos at 2:05 p.m.
With Mayor Richard Daley running the vote, the Chicago City Council on Wednesday repealed its controversial ban on foie gras.
Over the shouted objections of Ald. Joe Moore (49th), the ban’s sponsor, the council used a parliamentary manuever to put the ordinance [...]
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City Council reverses foie gras ban
Posted by Dan Mihalopoulos at 2:05 p.m.
With Mayor Richard Daley running the vote, the Chicago City Council on Wednesday repealed its controversial ban on foie gras.
Over the shouted objections of Ald. Joe Moore (49th), the ban’s sponsor, the council used a parliamentary manuever to put the ordinance [...]
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All too often the truths of any contended issue never see the light of day until the battle is over.I think this might just be the case in the fight between anti- foie gras activists from Vancouver and a restaurateur who claims that she is a) not currently selling foie gras and that [...]
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All too often the truths of any contended issue never see the light of day until the battle is over.I think this might just be the case in the fight between anti- foie gras activists from Vancouver and a restaurateur who claims that she is a) not currently selling foie gras and that [...]
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Tracy Sutton at Lancaster Farming reports that chef Dan Barber of The Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture visited Eduoardo Sousa who has developed method for fattening the livers of geese for foie gras without having to force feed them. The result according to Barber was
“a transformative experience…the best foie gras of [...]
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Tracy Sutton at Lancaster Farming reports that chef Dan Barber of The Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture visited Eduoardo Sousa who has developed method for fattening the livers of geese for foie gras without having to force feed them. The result according to Barber was
“a transformative experience…the best foie gras of [...]
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