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Article: Foie gras maker fires back at animal-rights attackers.(Sonoma Foie Gras)
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- PR Week (US)
- Article date:
- November 24, 2003
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SONOMA, CA: After animal-rights activists allegedly stole ducks at Sonoma Foie Gras and vandalized a restaurant also run by Sonoma Foie Gras' owners, the company has decided to fight fire with fire.
'Everything these animal-rights groups do has to do with PR,' said attorney Robert Julian, who was hired by the owner of Sonoma Foie Gras, Guillermo Gonzalez. 'Whether they're defacing property, stealing ducks, breaking into buildings, pouring cement down drains, etching acid on windows, or filing lawsuits, our client believes fervently these acts are to get media attention.'
So Sonoma Foie Gras has hired Singer Associates to get their story out, and educate ...