Foie Gras Banned in Chicago Restaurants. Options

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In case you didn't know, foie gras {Fwa-grah} is a French delicacy, a pate made from goose liver. I've never tried it, but I dunno if I want to..liver..

I'm not sure when it happened, but when I woke up I was watching the news and they were talking about how foie gras was now officially banned, no chefs could serve it anymore. Their reason? They say that it's animal cruelty, because, supposedly, they force-feed the geese to make the liver meatier or healthier or something.

Knowing this, would you still want to try foie gras? I'm kind of split on the subject. Anything having to do with force-feeding makes me feel ill, but then again, you always hear about how cruel furiers {Spelling?} are to animals before they kill them to use their fur. And who knows what livestock go through before they're killed for their meat..

Edit: I guess I should have posted this in the Foods forum. Oh well.

This post has been edited by x__Elle.: Apr 27 2006, 08:52 AM

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So animal cruelty is a 'no-no', but 'plant cruelty' is ok......the logic doesnt fit here. So cutting the plants, picking them from the ground and killing them is ok, but killing animals are not ok. Can someone explain?

Define what cruelty is first.

i think it's natural to slaughter one another since we're part of the "living things". Plants do kill others, do you know that? The world is like the survival of the fittest. Since we're dominant and "mature" enough to determine our future and how we want to shape other creatures. Like ... preserving endanger animals, save animal's life so they can reproduce ... then we eat 'em.


The whole idea of animal/ plant cruelty is base on people's emotions and heart that leads to societies issues.