Industry Issues
The production of foie gras on our farm is the result of blending artisanal techniques with special care for the birds we raise. We go to great lengths to ensure the well-being and the humane treatment of the ducks, and to observe the State and National Laws that govern farming practices. Despite these efforts, there are groups and individuals who oppose our right to produce foie gras, and your right to serve and enjoy it. Some of these groups go to extreme measures to try to abolish all meat products from American tables altogether.
Testimonies from Veterinary Medicine Professionals
UC Davis Study on Proposition 2, Californians for Safe Food: No on Prop 2 (November 2008 ballot).
Letter from Dr. Daniel Guémené, Director of Research & Senior Scientist of the National Institute of Agronomic Research in France, to the Chicago City Council, on the foie gras ban (includes research work on the subject).
Letter from Dr. Lawrence W. Bartholf, DVM to the Chicago City Council, on the foie gras ban.
Letter from Dr. Jeanne Smith, DVM to the California Senate Committee, on Senate Bill 1520 - Ban on Foie Gras in California.
Organization Presenting the Facts About Foie Gras
Artisan Farmers Alliance: A group representing America’s foie gras farmers and others involved in bringing artisanal agricultural products to the American table.
Articles Illustrating Our Challenges
San Francisco Chronicle: Why Proposition 2 is a Bad Idea
Author Wesley J. Smith: Animal Rights, Political Tactics
Bestselling author and chef Anthony Bourdain “No Reservations” Holiday Special on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABeWlY0KFv8
The Center for Consumer Freedom: A Bad Day For HSUS’s ‘Humane Wayne’
The Bulletin: Foie Gras? It’s About Having ‘Guts’
Animal Agriculture Alliance: Microsoft Funds Animal Rights Behemoth
Philadelphia Ciberpaper.net: Liver let Die
Chicago Reader: When Activists Attack
SoupNancy: A Quebec Chef’s Musings on Foie Gras