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freshwest

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1. It's an unnecessary and inhumane thing to do.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2012, 12:09 AM

May 2012

Last edited Tue May 1, 2012, 12:37 PM - Edit history (1)

Edited:

After WM correction, went to link... OP doesn't go into detail because of paragraph limit. Later paragraphs don't match the postiive tone of the beginning of the article, which appeared to support hunane practices.

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California Chefs to Wield Their Spatulas in Fight Over Foie Gras Ban [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

It's an unnecessary and inhumane thing to do. freshwest May 2012 #1

They would like to continue the practice. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #4

Link says more than the OP. I'm in favor of cage free eggs, not foie gras, which why my comment. freshwest May 2012 #10

And slaugtering the many animals we do dballance May 2012 #2

Would you rather be slaughtered humanely or stuffed until your liver explodes? Easy choice for me. saras May 2012 #5

Why am I thinking thunderball when I hear that word PatrynXX May 2012 #3

Tough shit, chefs.... Hell Hath No Fury May 2012 #6

Tough shit, you whiners! Odin2005 May 2012 #7

So force feeding by hand is somehow better? Idiots. redqueen May 2012 #8

The soup is banned here, sort of. Importation of shark fins into CA is illegal petronius May 2012 #22

Sounds like a great solution to this *problem*. Signed, a big fan of foie gras. cbayer May 2012 #9

So you have no compassion for animals? Warren Stupidity May 2012 #11

I'm an omnivore. cbayer May 2012 #13

Indeed compassion is not a black and white issue. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #15

I was chased and bitten by geese on numerous occasions, so maybe it's my cbayer May 2012 #17

I love foie gras! closeupready May 2012 #12

Take every single person involved in this argument and ask them if they've ever eaten meat. truthisfreedom May 2012 #14

ever? So all of us have no say if we, growing up in a meat eating culture, have ever eaten any meat? Warren Stupidity May 2012 #16

I do not believe in the of killing any animal RebelOne May 2012 #18

Overfeeding a goose for foie gras certainly is terminal. LeftyMom May 2012 #23

Fois Gras and Veal should be BANNED! and-justice-for-all May 2012 #19

There is a better way. grok May 2012 #20

The Physiology of Foie: Why Foie Gras is Not Unethical killbotfactory May 2012 #21