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Home arrow Holyrood news arrow News categories arrow Rural Affairs & Environment (HCL06) arrow Animal activists applaud foie gras decision
Animal activists applaud foie gras decision Print E-mail
Friday, 08 June 2007

Advocates for Animals has applauded the House of Fraser for its decision to stop selling foie gras on ethical grounds.

Foie gras is produced by force-feeding geese in order to engorge their livers, which are then eaten in the form of pate.

In a letter to Advocates for Animals committee chair the Duchess of Hamilton, the House of Fraser wrote:

"I am sure that you will be delighted to hear that last month the decision was taken on ethical grounds to stop selling foie gras in all its forms in House of Fraser stores."

Advocates for Animals director Ross Minett welcomed the move:

"Advocates for Animals has been campaigning for Jenners to end the sale of foie gras for many years so this is great news. We congratulate House of Fraser on its ethical decision. There can be no other system of farming in which animals are deliberately raised to become deformed and diseased.

"An EU-wide ban on force-feeding is overdue. Until that time any efforts to reduce consumption of foie gras in the UK are surely to be welcomed.

"We urge other stores to follow this example by keeping foie gras off their shelves, restaurants and chefs to keep it off their menus and members of the public not to buy it. We look forward to the day when foie gras in Scotland is a thing of the past." 
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