LittleKitty235 t1_j0izwlz wrote on December 17, 2022 at 12:17 AM

Reply to comment by yieldsjuni in State Orders NYC To Drop Foie Gras Sales Ban, Says Ban Violates NY Agricultural Law by Gato1980

Not a bad-faith argument. Factory farming conditions for livestock should be improved, of course, but nothing about raising animals for food or foie gras specifically is a reason to ban it.

LibertyNachos t1_j0jhp9b wrote on December 17, 2022 at 2:44 AM

the force feeding of the ducks for the last few weeks of their lives makes it a little bit more cruel and painful and that’s why it has become an issue. factory farming holds animals in captivity in restrictively small housing but there is not enough political will or popular opposition that will end it anytime soon. ending the sale and production of foie gras is an incremental step that is much more achievable since the average person rarely consumes it. it’s more of a symbolic gesture towards improving the lives of animals harvested for meat.