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  • Off the menu! New York City is set to ban foie gras with any restaurateur or grocery store owner..

    10/30/2019 10:13:07 AM PDT · by RummyChick · 61 replies
    DM ^ | 10/30/2019 | andrew court
    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...