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Article: Most challenges to HSUS foie gras lawsuit dismissed.(News)(Humane Society of the United States)(Brief article)
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- Feedstuffs
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- September 15, 2008
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A NEW York appeals court has dismissed almost all of a lawsuit the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) brought against New York state challenging a $420,000 Empire State Development Corp. grant to Hudson Valley Foie Gras in southern New York for the farm's expansion program.
Hudson Valley, which is the largest foie gras producer in the U.S. and plans to expand from 250,000 ducks to 325,000 to meet demand for its product, sought the grant to improve manure treatment and ventilation systems, according to a report by the Animal Agriculture Alliance. The company has committed $1 million to the project, the alliance noted.
However, HSUS and six ...