SA Jewish Report - Foie Gras Article
Foie Gras is available at many local delicatessens and restaurants
in South Africa, Foie Gras is singled out world wide due to it
defining the worst excesses of human greed and self indulgence of the
few for fleeting taste, regardless of the cruel and painful process involved.
To deal casually or cavalierly with the life of an animal is
antithetical to Jewish values.
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Faizal Sayed Supports No Foie Gras Campaign
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I believe in the idea of whatever you do unto others will come back to you somehow.However, I do not restrict this to what man does to man only, but also to what man does to any of the creation.
- Executive Producer & TV Show Host
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Geisha Wok and Noodle Bar Remove Foie Gras from their menu's.
Conrad Gallagher conveys that he is in agreement with you on this matter and in light of this we are removing all the Foie Gras dishes from our menu with immediate effect
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Taste Magazine - Letter of the Month!
'PRINCE CHARLES bans foie gras from royal menus.'
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Hello Magazine; 11 March 2008(page 94):
"Prince Charles has banned foie gras - the delicacy that is produced by force-feeding ducks or geese to enlarge
their livers - from the menus of all of his royal homes. The heir to the throne will also review the royal warrant
given to a shop, House of Cheese in Tetbury near his Highgrove home, after the Prince discovered that it sells the
delicacy, which is described by opponents as 'torture in a tin'. Production of foie gras is banned in the UK."
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Stop Gavage - French No Foie Gras Campaign
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Letter from Stop Gavage spokesman
As a spokesman for Stop Gavage, a French non-profit dedicated to the abolition of foie gras, I am thrilled to see
your No Foie Gras campaign educating the public in South Africa about the cruelty inherent in this production.
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Award for No Foie Gras Campaign!
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Toni Brockhoven was presented with a signed copy of Dr Jonathon Balcombe's groundbreaking book 'Pleasureable Kingdom;
Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good' at a recent book launch hosted by Compassion in World Farming at the Centre for
the Book.
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Jo'burg wine show removes Foi Gras from their 50k Bling Pie
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Media release received from the Jo'burg Wine Show
READY, STEADY, BID IN THE JO'BURG WINE SHOW CHARITY AUCTION
Excitement is mounting for the charity auction to be hosted by the organisers of The Jo'burg Wine Show with
only days to go before online bidding starts on Monday, 5 May. Ten individual portions of the Sexy Duck
and Jozi Bling pie will be on auction at www.bidorbuy.co.za at a reserve price of R5000 each to raise funds
for the Give Me a Chance trust fund in aid of needy children.
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Wine and Tourism News 2008
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What's not good for the goose..... by Graham Howe
I signed the pledge not to eat Foie Gras after speaking to Toni Brokhoven, campaigner for No Foie Gras SA, a lobby that wants to ban the import and sale
of a gourmet product involving animal cruelty through forced-feeding.(The production of Foie Gras is apparently banned in SA, but is available as an import)
I'm in good company, Archbishop Emerutis Tutu, Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee, Major Helen Zille, Achim von Arnim, celebrities, politicians, chefs and restauranteurs
have also pledged not to order or serve foie gras.
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Tygerburger 5 December 2007
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Gloves off in fight against this pâté - by Suzelle Fourie
The cruelty involved in the production of Foie Grass has sparked vociferous protest from Animal Rights groups all over
the world, calling for a ban on this so-called delicacy.
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York City Council Condemns Foie Gras (October 2007)
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As of last week, the city of York became the first city in the UK to pass a motion condemning the sale of foie gras on the grounds of cruelty to animals. The City Council, led by Councilor Paul Blanchard, will be writing to hotels and restaurants throughout the city to inform them that the production of foie gras is unethical and cruel in the extreme. Here's what one of their representatives had to say:
"This is very much a first in the UK. We are the first council to take such a stand and we will be sending out the message loud and clear that York is a foie gras-free zone."
Unfortunately, this doesn't amount to an outright ban on foie gras sales in the city, but it's a hell of a good start. Most of the foie gras in England is imported from France, which has declared the product "part of the cultural and gastronomic patrimony" - a very sophisticated French way of saying "we don't give a crap about anything".
Src: http://blog.peta.org/archives/2007/10/york_city_counc.php
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Biophile: Issue 18. Oct 2007
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The inherent creulty of foie gras has resulted in the production being banned in many countries around the world, including, the UK, most USA states, Israel and others. It is still available in South Africa through imports and the cycle of cruelty of continues.
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Would you like Alzheimers with that?
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A protein found in foie gras can accelerate a potentially deadly disease process known as amyloidosis that occurs in conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and tuberculosis, according to a study published on Monday.
See the full article at www.iol.co.za
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The thinking man must oppose all cruel customs no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo.
When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another, even the lowliest creature;
to do so is to renounce our manhood and shoulder a guilt which nothing justifies.
- Albert Schweitzer
