Chicago alderman Joe Moore has proposed
an ordinance to ban the sale of foie gras. If you
live in Chicago, please contact your alderman and
tell her or him to "Please vote YES on Joe Moore's
proposed ordinance to ban foie gras." To
find out who your legislators are and how to contact
them, ask the City Council at 312-744-3081, or visit
the City
of Chicago website. If you can also show support
by coming to the hearing, contact
us for more details.
Additionally, legislation introduced
at the state level would ban production of foie
gras throughout Illinois, which has passed the Senate
and is pending in the House. Click
here for info on helping to pass this bill.
Foie gras is created by sticking a
steel pipe down the throats of geese and ducks three
times a day and using pressurized air to force large
quantities of food into their stomaches. This force
feeding causes the birds' livers to grow to ten
times their normal size, producing "fatty liver,"
or "foie gras" in French. The birds suffer
enormously, and many die. Foie gras production has
been banned in numerous countries, most recently
in Israel, the world's
third largest producer of foie gras. In 2004, California
passed a law banning foie gras as of 2012.
For more info on foie gras, visit
www.StopForceFeeding.com.
Please get all your friends and family
in Chicago to help, too. Your calls and letters
are absolutely criticial to getting this ordinance
passed. Thanks for making a difference!
