Senatoren Hawaii (VS) willen geen verbod op foie gras - Californië verbiedt foie gras vanaf 2012

Hawaii won't ban foie gras

24-02-2010 By Associated Press, KPUA, Hawaii, USA


HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii senators have killed a measure that would have banned foie gras (fwah GRAH'), a popular delicacy in French cuisine.

The bill was deferred in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

Animal rights activists had sought the ban because they oppose the practice of fattening the livers of ducks and geese by force-feeding them through a metal tube or pipe placed into their throats.

But cooks and chefs said animals aren't treated cruelly. They say ducks and geese don't have a gag reflex.

California has a foie gras ban that goes into effect in 2012.

(Bron: http://www.kpua.net/)