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Foie gras removed from menu in Britain’s House of Lords
Britain’s House of Lords has taken foie gras off the menu after animal rights activists complained it was being served in its restaurants, a spokesman for the upper house of parliament said Thursday. Catering chiefs in the Lords, which broke up for Christmas on Wednesday, have decided not to serve…
European lawmakers look to foie gras ban
A group of European lawmakers has joined animal rights campaigners in a bid to ban the production and sale of foie gras across the 27-nation European Union to halt the “torture” of ducks and geese. Animal Equity, part of an international campaign to “raise awareness on the torture of thousands…
California chefs in a stew over foie gras ban
A simmering row between animal rights campaigners and a handful of California’s top chefs is coming to the boil, ahead of a looming ban on foie gras in the western US state. Protestors took their message to the streets this week as a series of high-end restaurants staged events —…
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