Yesterday 3 major hotel chains in the Netherlands announced that they will no longer be offering pate de fois gras on their menu because of the animal welfare concerns.
It is illegal to produce in this country and so has to be imported from France, animal welfare groups have welcomed the news but still want a total ban on the cruel method of production used for the pate.
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Only five countries [within the European Union] still produce foie gras: Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain, France and Hungary. [Outside the EU it's made in the US, China and Quebec]
"Until new scientific evidence on alternative methods and their welfare aspects is available", the production of foie gras is prohibited by treaty except for "where it is current practice" among 35 countries bound by the Council of Europe's European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes.
That and more background are on Foie gras controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Until new scientific evidence on alternative methods and their welfare aspects is available", the production of foie gras is prohibited by treaty except for "where it is current practice" among 35 countries bound by the Council of Europe's European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes.
That and more background are on Foie gras controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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tut just like the spanish and french ....... the sods 
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I don't eat the stuff but I've less objection to making it with outdoor free-range birds than I have with factory-farm production of beef, milk, eggs or bacon. Victoria's "cruel method of production" applies far more to those.
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spot;1201735 wrote: I don't eat the stuff but I've less objection to making it with outdoor free-range birds than I have with factory-farm production of beef, milk, eggs or bacon. Victoria's "cruel method of production" applies far more to those.
totally agree i'm pretty much veggie now
totally agree i'm pretty much veggie now
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spot;1201735 wrote: I don't eat the stuff but I've less objection to making it with outdoor free-range birds than I have with factory-farm production of beef, milk, eggs or bacon. Victoria's "cruel method of production" applies far more to those.
The cruel method I referred to was indeed the factory method where birds are force fed serveral times a day via funnels or tubes by pneumatic systems increasing thier liver to betwwen 5 and 10 times it natural size.
unfortunaltly very little is made with natural free range birds..
The cruel method I referred to was indeed the factory method where birds are force fed serveral times a day via funnels or tubes by pneumatic systems increasing thier liver to betwwen 5 and 10 times it natural size.
unfortunaltly very little is made with natural free range birds..
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Quebec ahahahaha love it you rattle off all the countries and I think that is awesome you singled out Quebec from the rest of Canada :yh_rotfl
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Nasty stuff. What kind of people eat that crap?
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YZGI;1201817 wrote: Nasty stuff. What kind of people eat that crap?
Toutes les gormandes du monde.
Toutes les gormandes du monde.
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spot;1201820 wrote: Toutes les gormandes du monde.
Just a sec, I'm googling to see if I have been insulted..
Just a sec, I'm googling to see if I have been insulted..
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spot;1201820 wrote: Toutes les gormandes du monde.
YZGI;1201821 wrote: Just a sec, I'm googling to see if I have been insulted..
Whew. wasn't insulting me.
YZGI;1201821 wrote: Just a sec, I'm googling to see if I have been insulted..
Whew. wasn't insulting me.
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YZGI;1201822 wrote: Whew. wasn't insulting me.
It was a dreadful attempt at french though.
It ought to be "Tous les gourmandes de la monde", according to Google.
It was a dreadful attempt at french though.
It ought to be "Tous les gourmandes de la monde", according to Google.
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spot;1201843 wrote: It was a dreadful attempt at french though.
It ought to be "Tous les gourmandes de la monde", according to Google.
LOL. I found that out when I went to yahoo babel to have it translated. See I'm not a French spelling nazi.
It ought to be "Tous les gourmandes de la monde", according to Google.
LOL. I found that out when I went to yahoo babel to have it translated. See I'm not a French spelling nazi.
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I love the stuff---------maybe there is a great financial opportunity now for "BLACK MARKET PATE DE FOIS GRAS"
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Lon;1201883 wrote: I love the stuff---------maybe there is a great financial opportunity now for "BLACK MARKET PATE DE FOIS GRAS"
It's been my experience that more white people eat it.
It's been my experience that more white people eat it.
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The delicate feeding process to ensure the liver tastes to the highest quality¦
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Lon
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mikeinie;1201906 wrote: The delicate feeding process to ensure the liver tastes to the highest quality¦
Isn't that what Hannibal Lechter said?:wah:
Isn't that what Hannibal Lechter said?:wah:
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YZGI;1201884 wrote: It's been my experience that more white people eat it.
come on guys that was really funny would it hurt anyone to laugh:rolleyes::rolleyes::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
come on guys that was really funny would it hurt anyone to laugh:rolleyes::rolleyes::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
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farmer giles;1201935 wrote: come on guys that was really funny would it hurt anyone to laugh:rolleyes::rolleyes::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
Its me and you bud.
Its me and you bud.
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YZGI;1201938 wrote: Its me and you bud.
your damn right :yh_rotfl
your damn right :yh_rotfl
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spot;1201820 wrote: Toutes les gormandes du monde.
Seems that they don't have a conscience past their own greedy appetites.
Seems that they don't have a conscience past their own greedy appetites.