View source for Takoma Park, MD Opposing Force Feeding Ducks and Geese for Foie Gras

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'''Type''': Resolution

'''Status''': Adopted on 6/30/08

'''Source File''': http://www.takomaparkmd.gov/clerk/resolutions/2008/r200849.pdf

'''Text''':

'''RESOLUTION 2008-49'''<br>
''OPPOSING THE ABUSIVE FACTORY FARMING PRACTICE OF FORCE FEEDING DUCKS AND GEESE FOR FOIE GRAS''

'''WHEREAS''', “foie gras,” or fattened liver, is a food item made from the livers of overfed ducks and geese. Foie gras production involves force-feeding ducks and geese by placing a tube
down their throats and pumping large quantities of food directly into them, causing their
livers to become diseased and swell up to ten times the normal size; and

'''WHEREAS''', many experts from around the world have concluded that force-feeding causes pain and
suffering, and that this practice is detrimental to the welfare of the birds; and

'''WHEREAS''', the state of California passed a law, to become effective in 2012, making it illegal to sell or produce foie gras, and more than a dozen countries have banned its production; and

'''WHEREAS''', a 2004 Zogby International poll of American adults revealed that 77% agreed that the
process of force-feeding ducks and geese in order to produce foie gras should be banned
by law in the United States; and

'''WHEREAS''', Whole Foods Market has indicated that it will not sell foie gras, and hundreds of
restaurants nationwide have either voluntarily removed foie gras from their menus or
pledged to not sell foie gras; and

'''WHEREAS''', virtually all animal protection organizations recognize foie gras as inherently cruel,
including Takoma Park-based Compassion Over Killing.

'''NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT''' the Council of the City of Takoma Park, Maryland,
opposes the production and sale of foie gras; and

'''BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT''' the City Council encourages Takoma Park residents not to buy
foie gras in order to avoid supporting this extreme form of animal cruelty.

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