tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307350.post8130898746497714876..comments2023-10-25T09:26:08.362-05:00Comments on raze the ladder: Keep foie gras illegalWalkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06912406198051338502noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307350.post-59838780161764983312007-05-19T23:27:00.000-05:002007-05-19T23:27:00.000-05:00amazingly enough, I have known people who eat foie...amazingly enough, I have known people who eat foie gras. backlash-style, they seem to derive pleasure from how 'politically incorrect' it is to order it, especially in the presence of a vegetarian. i cannot believe the foie gras remains on the menus of the fanciest of new york restaurants. so i guess to me, the ban is symbolic in more than one way - not everyone, or even most people, are gleefully complacent about cruelty. but i guess that's not enough.wfbunihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12777060306087868458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307350.post-1180972625166543732007-05-17T12:05:00.000-05:002007-05-17T12:05:00.000-05:00i don't know anyone who eats foie gras, although i...i don't know anyone who eats foie gras, although i do think it's important that chicago has this ban. it's one of those rare laws that surprises everyone when it gets passed. it's great for what it's worth, but i don't have my hopes up for its future. i'm not sure the public is ready for it.<BR/><BR/>as long as you're talking about cruelty, what most people don't realize is that of all the animals used for food, some of the cruellest treatment is inflicted on the laying hens. the things those poor chickens endure are so gruesome they're unbelievable -- if it wasn't for the photos you can find all over the internet. there was even one case where a farmer was disposing of his past-prime laying hens by throwing them live into a wood chipper. this country has a long way to go before it really comes to terms with the horrific state of food production encouraged by the government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com