Foie Gras, Served in 1k Restaurants in NYC, Is Banned

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Post by frutiger » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 5:03 AM UTC

Foie Gras, Served in 1k Restaurants in NYC, Is Banned
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Post by etaioinshrdlu » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 7:13 AM UTC

Well foie gras was a horrifying thing to learn about! This seems hard to excuse.

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Post by sneak » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 7:14 AM UTC

> Under the law, it will be assumed that all foie gras came from duck or geese that have been force-fed unless “documentary” evidence is provided to the contrary.

Guilty until proven innocent seems to be the general trend in NYC these days.

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Post by sneak » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 7:14 AM UTC

etaioinshrdlu wrote: post #2

Well foie gras was a horrifying thing to learn about! This seems hard to excuse.

I encourage you to learn more about it. It is not harmful or painful or cruel, the animals come willingly to the person who feeds them.

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Post by inamberclad » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 7:16 AM UTC

sneak wrote: post #4

etaioinshrdlu wrote: post #2

Well foie gras was a horrifying thing to learn about! This seems hard to excuse.

I encourage you to learn more about it. It is not harmful or painful or cruel, the animals come willingly to the person who feeds them.

Hard for them to come anywhere with a tube down their throats, I imagine.

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Post by pentae » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 7:31 AM UTC

sneak wrote: post #3

> Under the law, it will be assumed that all foie gras came from duck or geese that have been force-fed unless “documentary” evidence is provided to the contrary. Guilty until proven innocent seems to be the general trend in NYC these days.

Or maybe lawmakers are just tired of seeing loopholes abused by unscrupulous people. It's like banning shark fin, it just gets taken off the menu but can be ordered in mandarin.

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Post by Ecco » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 7:38 AM UTC

Quelle excellente nouvelle ! Ça en laissera plus pour nous :-D

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Post by jeswin » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 7:39 AM UTC

I was surprised to learn that India is the only country[1] to ban the production and import of Foie Gras. Very few people would even know about the dish in India.

But anyway, I hope this torturous practice comes to an end worldwide.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foie_gras_controversy

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Post by simonblack » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 7:42 AM UTC

Ecco wrote: post #7

Quelle excellente nouvelle ! Ça en laissera plus pour nous :-D

I came here to say the same thing.

But it reads much better in the original French.

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Post by computerex » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 7:47 AM UTC

sneak wrote: post #4

etaioinshrdlu wrote: post #2

Well foie gras was a horrifying thing to learn about! This seems hard to excuse.

I encourage you to learn more about it. It is not harmful or painful or cruel, the animals come willingly to the person who feeds them.

The animals are literally force fed with a tube. The animal's liver swells to many times its normal size. I am not sure what you are talking about. There is a reason why this practice is controversial to begin with. Do you have any evidence to the contrary?