AR-News: (US-ca) Lawmakers OK ban on force-feeding birds to make foie gras

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SACRAMENTO - A Senate panel approved a bill Monday that would ban the
production and sale of foie gras, a delicacy derived from the livers of
force-fed geese and ducks - a practice that animal rights groups decried
as inhumane.

Experts on both sides gave conflicting testimony at a hearing of the
Senate Business and Professions Committee over whether the birds are
harmed by being fed through tubes during the two weeks prior to being
slaughtered.

Sen. John Burton, D-San Francisco, flanked by actress Bea Arthur,
television personality Melissa Rivers and several veterinarians, said the
birds are suffering needlessly.

Burton's bill would ban the method of feeding birds with a tube connected
to an overhead funnel, that is inserted down the birds' throats to pump in
food. It also would ban the sale of foie gras produced with this method
and allow for up a fine of up to $1,000 a day per violation.

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http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/news/politics/8526056.htm

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