Seth Victor
Recently French President François Hollande pledged to fight California’s ban on foie gras. How he plans to do this, I am not sure, and the president himself has admitted that he cannot fight the law directly. Fearing that California’s legislation will encourage other states and, perhaps closer to home for the new leader, other EU countries to implement similar laws, he vows to use free trade treaties to continue to export this traditional French product while “bombard[ing] US political leaders with gifts of foie gras ‘for their own great enjoyment.'” How kind of him. Continue reading
Filed under: animal advocacy, animal cruelty, animal ethics, animal law, animal rights, animal welfare, diet, factory farms, vegetarianism | Tagged: animal advocacy, animal cruelty, animal ethics, animal law, animal rights, animal suffering, animal welfare, animals, cafo, california, environmental law, European Union, factory farms, farmed animals, foie gras, François Hollande, France, meat, vegetarianism | 3 Comments »
Animal Blawg 