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Viva! national Day of Action against foie-gras
Saturday, 15 December 2007
Viva! and Exeter's Friends for Animals protest against the use of
foie-gras outside a local eatery with Viva!'s new giant duck On Saturday 15 December people will take to the streets and say
'No' to cruelty, as part of a Viva! national Day of Action against
foie-gras. Our, 'So this is Christmas?' campaign will highlight the
intense suffering of birds raised to produce this 'torture in a
tin'. The time to do this is - now!
We need to take the message to the high street that the holiday season should be about peace and goodwill to all - and this most definitely includes animals. Consumers can make an immediate difference by simply not buying foie-gras, or any other animal products (they can send off for free vegan Christmas ideas with our new leaflet). We must also embarrass the places that continue to sell foie-gras, and can provide you with everything you might need
to hold a demo. If you don't have anywhere near you selling foie-gras
- or don't wish to hold a demo - then handing out leaflets to
Christmas shoppers at a busy public place is also an excellent way
to raise awareness and save lives.
Our aim is to cover as much of Britain as possible so even an
hour's leafleting would be incredibly useful. We have produced a
new 'festive' 'So this is Christmas?' foie-gras leaflet and a
postcard shoppers can hand or post to businesses selling it.
Specially produced posters will ensure that the message reaches
consumers.
Please click here to order your FREE materials.
The time to act on this is now. The success in York - persuading
the local council to ban foie-gras from all public buildings -
follows a year when places selling it fell like dominos. Harvey
Nichols, House of Fraser, Makro and countless restaurants dropped
this cruelty from sale. This was all down to public opinion and the
hard work and dedication of people like you. With your help we can
make this one of our most successful Days of Action ever!
Please join us on our quest to make Britain foie-gras free!
Order
your FREE materials today.
About foie-gras
A million birds die on French farms during force feeding every year
The law in France stipulates that foie-gras can only be sold as
French if it comes from male ducklings and is the product of
force-feeding. Around 30 million ducks and (and 700,000 geese) are
killed in France each year for this purpose. As only male ducklings
are used, as many females are either gassed at a few days old or
thrown alive into electric mincers.
Birds raised for this 'gourmet' cruelty are force-fed enormous
quantities of food through a long metal pipe, two or three times a
day. Most are caged during this torment. This process of deliberate
and painful over-feeding continues for up to a month by which time
the birds' livers have swelled to ten times their normal size. This
is so unnatural that around a million birds die during
force-feeding before they even get to the slaughterhouse.
Foie-gras is not produced in Britain, as the Government has made it
clear that its production would contravene existing animal welfare
regulations. The fact that we import tons of it annually into this
country makes a mockery of our animal welfare laws.
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In association with French consumer group Stop Gavage
“It’s comes from tortured ducks and geese, it’s a product of disease and it costs a fortune but some people still drool and dribble over foie-gras. It’s obtained by imprisoning birds in cages so tiny they can’t move, by forcing a pipe down their throats and force feeding them until their livers swell to ten times their natural size. There is always someone who’s ready to excuse barbarity and cruelty and that’s what those who eat it and those who sell it are doing. But there is no excuse and that’s why everyone should back Viva!’s campaign to make Britain foie-gras free. It certainly has my support.” Viva! patron Heather Mills
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