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Article: Takoma Park Officials Frown Upon Foie Gras
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 10, 2008
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Takoma Park's elected leaders are taking a stand against foie
gras, the fatty goose liver and French delicacy. At the urging of
Mayor Bruce Williams, the City Council unanimously approved a
resolution last week opposing "the production and sale of foie gras"
and encouraging residents "to avoid supporting this extreme form of
animal cruelty."
Animal rights groups oppose the production because it involves
force-feeding ducks and geese with a pipe down their throats. More
than a dozen countries and the state of California have banned the
production and sale of foie gras, according to Compassion Over
Killing, a nonprofit group.
Foie gras is not produced in Takoma Park or elsewhere in
Maryland, ...
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