And yet, I'm sure to these people, abortion is a sacrament.
Posted on 09/24/2004 10:14:41 AM PDT by RetroSexual
Sir Paul McCartney has urged California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to ban the French delicacy foie gras.
The former Beatle appealed to Mr Schwarzenegger in a letter to make California the first state to ban the pate made from geese and duck livers.
Other stars, including Martin Sheen, Kim Basinger and Chrissie Hynde, also urged him to approve a bill to outlaw the sale and production of foie gras
Foie Gras is made by force-feeding the birds to expand their livers.
Sir Paul was asked to write the letter by animal rights group Viva!-USA.
He said: "As you probably know, the public has clearly demonstrated that it supports a ban on this inhumane practice.
"There is clearly nothing humane about mechanically inducing disease in a bird by forcing a pipe down its throat and making it consume such an abnormal quantity of food that its liver expands many times its normal size."
Last month, California's state legislature approved a bill that would outlaw the sale and production of foie gras.
'Cruelty'
The bill is now sitting on Mr Schwarzenegger's desk awaiting his assent.
Sir Paul added: "I feel sure that your natural feelings of compassion will encourage you to sign this basic humane bill into law."
In a separate letter, celebrities including Casey Affleck, Ally Sheedy and Christina Applegate, also urged him to enact the bill.
"It is wrong to subject animals to this kind of cruelty to produce a luxury food item," they said.
Paul is dead ... to me
Who besides John Kerry and Lovey is this going to affect?
AFLAC!!!!!
They comprise the Donald Duck constituency. They all live in a yellow submarine.
And yet, I'm sure to these people, abortion is a sacrament.
This is gross!!
Duck You ex-Beatle!
"Who among us does not love foie gras?"
Should be banned simply because it's a "French delicacy".
What crazy Frenchman came up with the idea in the first place, that's what I want to know.
Don't these people have anything better to do?
This on the heels of the California ban on hand-weeding. Now we're banning French food made of livers.
Fruits, nuts and flakes. Heavy on the nuts.
I wouldn't ever pass or even support a law banning something like this, but it is so utterly inhumane it sickens me every time I hear about it. I'm no PETA activist, but I do believe that we should make an effort not to cause unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal. Who are the people who actually physically do this to the bird?
I'll surrender my foie gras when they pull in from my butler's cold, dead hands.
Bingo - we are better people if we do not so needlessly torture an animal. THis is sick.
Well, there are better things to champion, certainly, but I also think animal cruelty should be halted whenever possible. This is a good case in point. I'm not talking about going to extremes (I enjoy my hamburgers, thank you!), but I'm also pretty much against the idea of veal because I think it's cruel. Perspective in all things.
No, it was a ban on short hoes. Foie gras are the weeds that are removed by hand.
I gotta say, I'm with Paul on this one. Besides, it's French.
I stopped ready at "French delicacy"...ban it!
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