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Pittsburgh City Council Local animal activists applauded Pittsburgh City Council for banning foie gras, a controversial delicacy produced by force-feeding ducks and geese until their livers become fatty and diseased. In what one Humane Action Pittsburgh press release describes as a "groundbreaking move toward animal welfare and ethical consumption," the City Council passed, by a vote of 7-2, a bill to "ban the production and sale of foie gras within city limits." Restrictions on foie gras have already been placed in numerous countries around the world, including Australia, Germany, India, the United Kingdom, and Turkey, as well as in various...

A man has been banned from all Buc-ee’s locations for life after bringing his “service duck” along for a jaunt around the store. Circus performer Justin Wood and his online celebrity duck Wrinkle filmed their latest adventure at the world’s largest Buc-ee’s in Sevierville, Tennessee. A circus performer captured a video of the moments when he was allegedly banned from Buc-ee's for life for bringing his service duck inside. The duo were allowed to go on their way once Wood presents IDs proving Wrinkle is a service animal, but shortly after another employee approaches. “Even if it’s considered a service...

Roughly $100 million dollars worth of duct tape is bought annually, more than enough to stretch to the moon, or circle the earth at the equator 12 times.

Glenn Hirsch, 51, was arrested last Wednesday at his home near Briarwood Hirsch is suspected in the deadly shooting of Zhiwen Yan, 45, on April 30, according to a statement from the NYPD Cops found eight guns while searching Hirsch's wife's home Cops apparently found his refrigerator packed to the gills with sweet and sour duck sauce 'He's a hoarder. And when you open the refrigerator, it's like, condiments — there's duck sauce, soy sauce, ketchup' The Queens man arrested on suspicion of murdering the longtime delivery driver of a local Chinese restaurant over a dispute about duck sauce apparently...

The incident is the first time a predator has broken into the exhibit in its 50 year historyA wild fox snuck into the outdoor flamingo habitat at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Sunday night and killed 25 of its American flamingos—about a third of the 74-bird flock, per a zoo statement. A Northern pintail duck was also found dead, and three additional flamingos were injured. “This is a heartbreaking loss for us and everyone who cares about our animals,” Brandie Smith, director of the zoo, says in the statement. “The barrier we used passed inspection and...

A North Carolina couple who sent police on a 'wild goose chase' after being arrested in the disappearance of the women's grandmother had their fowl scheme unravel when a pet duck led cops to her decaying body. Angela Wamsley, 46, and her boyfriend Mark Barnes 50, were arrested in December 2020 on a slew of charges - including fraud, animal cruelty, and drug and weapons possession - following the disappearance of Nellie Sullivan, Wamsley's grandmother. Sullivan, who suffered from ailing health including dementia, had vanished years before she was determined to be missing in 2020, according to a neighbor. Cops...

mama duck found herself at the right place at the right time when she “delivered” her babies at the labor and delivery center of Baptist Medical Center’s Jacksonville Beach location this week. The mama duck and her 10 ducklings had to walk through the building to roam free after they were trapped in a fenced-in area in the back. The hospital said the duck flew into the courtyard and kept her eggs safe there, but the only way out was through the building!

Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create. #StandWithUkraine️ At DuckDuckGo, we've been rolling out search updates that down-rank sites associated with Russian disinformation.

My latest song. Warning: Fowl language!

Known as a termopolium, Latin for hot drinks counter, the shop was discovered in the archaeological park's Regio V site, which is not yet open the public, and unveiled on Saturday. Traces of nearly 2,000-year-old food were found in some of the deep terra cotta jars containing hot food which the shop keeper lowered into a counter with circular holes. Archaeologists also found a decorated bronze drinking bowl known as a patera, ceramic jars used for cooking stews and soups, wine flasks and amphora. Pompeii, 23 km (14 miles) southeast of Naples, was home to about 13,000 people...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—After two days of Amy Coney Barrett gracefully and stoically answering questions with perfect recall and no notes, suspicions grew on Capitol Hill that she might be a practitioner of the dark arts. "Oh, she's a witch alright, just look at her!" said Senator Hirono. "Just look at the way she's dressed and how she's so much prettier and smarter than us! She's in league with Beelzebub himself, I just know it! We must burn her!" Senator Hirono then pulled a live duck out of a massive burlap sack next to her and announced: "In addition to being a...

When it comes to a Chinese takeaway, we want all of it - the sweet and sour chicken, spring rolls, prawn crackers, special fried rice, chow mein noodles - the whole works. If we can get some crispy duck pancakes as well, we'll definitely be adding that to the order, because there's a hilarious trick we have to try. A woman named Sabrina Corrin has gone viral on TikTok after sharing the unusual way she likes to eat duck pancakes. In a video showing off her Chinese takeaway order, Sabrina explained that she'd got a quarter duck but she doesn't...

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Once upon a time, hen and duck decided to make a cake to celebrate their longtime friendship. Hen was a great baker and duck had a deft beak for frosting, and between the two of them they created a magnificent cake. They were just about to partake of their creation when up ambled fox. “Wait, wait!” said fox. “A friendship cake should be divided exactly equally. Would you like me to cut the cake for you to make sure you each get your fair share?” Hen and duck agreed that this would be a good idea, so they handed the...

The picture above is of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) who ruled Siam from 1868 to 1910. He was a great modernizer and reformer, and is still beloved in the memory of the people of Thailand. Included in his many reforms were the ending of slavery and forms of indentured service in Siam; ending the practice of prostration; and clarifying and systematizing issues of land ownership. This photo of him cooking on his porch is still displayed in many Thai homes and businesses today. I’ve only eaten in a Thai restaurant once, but had a wonderful dish of duck seasoned with...

The sale of foie gras looks set to become illegal in New York City with city council members expected to pass a bill on Wednesday that bans the sale of the fattened liver of a duck or goose at restaurants and grocery stores. Under the bill, vendors and restaurateurs caught selling the French delicacy could be slapped with a $1000 fine and a year behind bars. Animal welfare advocates have long supported banning the sale of foie gras, claiming the practice of force-feeding a bird by sticking a tube down its throat is inhumane. However, farmers who produce the specialty...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a major breakthrough for the Mueller investigation, the head of the FBI's special counsel on Russian interference ordered President Trump to sit on a large golden scale in order to see if he weighs the same as a duck. According to Robert Mueller, should Trump weigh the same as a duck, it will prove that he is made of wood, which will in turn prove that he is a witch working for the Russian government. "The logic is pretty clear," Mueller said as FBI agents set up the large, custom-made set of scales for Trump to sit on...

This story is a bit down in the weeds, I’ll admit, but it has a bit of an interesting legal twist to it. Back in July, a duck boat sank on Table Rock Lake in Missouri, killing seventeen people, including nine members of a single family. It was a tragedy that made national headlines, but now the matter is making its way through the courts and an obscure law from the 1800s may put the captain of the boat in prison for a very long time. As the Washington Post reported this week, Captain Kenneth Scott McKee is looking at...

aren Solomon’s new cookbook, “Cured Meat, Smoked Fish & Pickled Eggs: Recipes and Techniques for Preserving Protein-Packed Foods,” is, on the one hand, very Jewish. Ashkenazi Jews have been at the forefront of food preservation for generations and will appreciate recipes for gravlax, several types of herring and “Killer Smoked Fish Salad.” The book also has recipes for prosciutto made from duck, and for pastrami that Solomon considers one of her top crowd-pleasers. “People just love it,” she said. “There are certain things I make that make people really happy. Bacon tops the list, but that pastrami recipe is right...

A mama duck in Minnesota has captured hearts across the nation after a Bemidji photographer snapped an image of her leading an astonishing 76 ducklings across a lake. Amateur wildlife photographer Brent Cizek noticed the exceptional common merganser, which he now calls Mama Merganser, late last month during a photo session on Lake Bemidji Brent Cizek @brentcizekphoto I'm so proud of Mama Merganser. ❤️ While it’s not uncommon to see a troupe of 20 or so ducklings lining up behind a single hen, 76 of them is another story. “It was mind blowing,” Cizek told The New York Times. “I...