I used to love seared foie gras, but it's shocking to find out what the farms did to the animals. It's sad that there is no alternative way to harvest /hunt foie gras in a humane way.
Why
The French delicacy know as foie gras will disappear off California menus and plates Sunday. Restaurants caught serving the buttery treat can be fined up to $1,000.
Made from the fattened livers of ducks and geese, foie gras is primarily produced in France. The birds are force-fed corn through a process called gavage and then slaughtered for their organs. Cramming pipes down ducks’ throats is both physically painful and psychologically terrifying for these poor ducks.
When
The industry had almost eight years to work on keeping their foie. Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill in 2004 that granted farmers a grace period to find alternative ways to produce it. With no other humane methods found, the ban stands to begin Sunday, July 1st 2010
Why
The French delicacy know as foie gras will disappear off California menus and plates Sunday. Restaurants caught serving the buttery treat can be fined up to $1,000.
Made from the fattened livers of ducks and geese, foie gras is primarily produced in France. The birds are force-fed corn through a process called gavage and then slaughtered for their organs. Cramming pipes down ducks’ throats is both physically painful and psychologically terrifying for these poor ducks.
When
The industry had almost eight years to work on keeping their foie. Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill in 2004 that granted farmers a grace period to find alternative ways to produce it. With no other humane methods found, the ban stands to begin Sunday, July 1st 2010
