A British decision that bristles the southwest of France. King Carlos III prohibited this French dish from the tables of the royal residences, as confirmed by a letter from his private secretary sent to the Peta association. This news is not really a surprise, but an update to the protocol: Carlos III had already eliminated foie gras from his diet for several years and this product was no longer served in his princely residences before his accession to the throne.
The subject of foie gras is controversial in the United Kingdom, because the sale and import of foie gras is authorized, but its production is prohibited: Queen Elizabeth was a consumer of foie gras. “It sends a strong message to all Britons,” which shows that it is a dish “that no longer has its place even on the royal table,” Marie-Morgane Jeanneau, a spokeswoman for PETA France, reacted this Wednesday morning in the dish. from BFMTV.
force-feeding of birds
“England is a great gastronomic country, as everyone knows,” joked the Socialist deputy for the Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Michel Habib. For the Béarn elected official, the British “don’t know anything about it, they don’t know the beauty of this dish and the love of the producers for their animals.” Referring to the “suffering” of the producers by the successive episodes of bird flu, Michel Habib lamented an “indecent” debate.
“I listen to the suffering of breeders”, “but I would like us to talk about the real problem of foie gras, that is, force-feeding”, replied the representative of the association for the defense of animals, asking us to show the “images” of the production of foie gras and not only of the finished product. “Foie gras is an example of the unnecessary suffering that is caused to the animal. He is force fed […] to get a sick liver,” said Marie-Morgane Jeanneau.
Without force-feeding, “you don’t have foie gras,” acknowledged Michel Habib. “All breeders are willing to improve in production issues to achieve this animal welfare […]instead they do not want to give up their production because they are attached to it”.
Source: BFM TV
