1000 Flowers for the Planet - #95 Refuse Foie Gras
Guest Writer:
I will clarify firstly that not all foie gras
should be refused. But the majority of it should be. Geese and ducks used to
create this supposedly alluring dish are force fed food via a tube down their
throats. This causes their livers to become nice and fatty, and grossly
enlarged far beyond the normal or healthy range. Why? Supply and demand. It is
cheaper for them to get a larger liver from one goose / chicken than to invest
in getting multiple livers from multiple animals. Animals studied have been
found to have lacerations in their throats among many other horrendous things.
Not to mention being stuck inside sheds all of their lives, unable to do
anything that is natural for them. The health problems caused by this over
feeding cause the deaths of many of the animals also – ‘premature’ even by the
standards of this industry.
But there are people out there creating foie gras in an animal friendly way! I encourage you all to always know where your food comes from, and understand the processes that go into creating what we eat. I believe we are designed to eat animal products, but this doesn’t mean we can’t go about doing so always ensuring that the food that sustains our happy lives initially had a happy life itself.
But there are people out there creating foie gras in an animal friendly way! I encourage you all to always know where your food comes from, and understand the processes that go into creating what we eat. I believe we are designed to eat animal products, but this doesn’t mean we can’t go about doing so always ensuring that the food that sustains our happy lives initially had a happy life itself.
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