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Article: Farm Sanctuary Breaks Silence on Amazon.com's Foie Gras Sales, Urges Boycott
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- July 17, 2007
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS
Contact: Cara Hoffman of Farm Sanctuary, +1-607-583-2225 ext. 233,
choffman@farmsanctuary.org
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewsire/ -- Farm
Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization,
is calling on the public to boycott Amazon.com for carrying and
distributing foie gras products originating from the notorious
Elevages Perigord, a production facility currently under
investigation for extreme acts of animal cruelty.
Today Farm Sanctuary released explicit undercover footage to the
public that captures the wanton and senseless brutality committed by
workers, which clearly violates Canadian welfare laws. These include:
-- Tearing ...