Farmers and animal-rights activists faced off in a nearly-day-long New York City Council hearing over a bill prohibiting the sale of foie gras
Farmers and animal-rights activists faced off Tuesday during a nearly-day-long New York City Council hearing over legislation that would prohibit the sale of foie gras, with violators punished by a fine as high as $1,000.
While the bill would force menu changes at a small number of high-end restaurants, it would mostly affect several duck farms in the Hudson Valley that are among the few U.S. producers of the delicacy. Foie gras, or fattened duck or goose liver, is made by force-feeding the birds several times daily to expand...
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