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Article: Takoma Park City Council Says Foie Gras Production Is Too Cruel to Swallow
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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To: STATE EDITORS
Contact: Erica Meier of Compassion Over Killing, +1-301-891-2458
(office), +1-202-270-8253 (cell)
TAKOMA PARK, Md.,July 1/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last night, the
Takoma Park City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing
one of the most abusive factory farming practices: the force-
feeding of ducks and geese for foie gras.
This resolution, initiated by Mayor Bruce Williams and introduced
by Council Member Reuben Snipper (Ward 5), states that the council
opposes the production and sale of foie gras and further encourages
Takoma Park residents not to buy foie gras in order to avoid
supporting this extreme form of animal cruelty.
Compassion Over Killing, a Takoma ...