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Foie Gras to Be Banned in California

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Excerpted from The New York Times. In eight months, the sale of foie gras will be banned in California. It was served with veal tongue, yogurt, prosciutto, mustard ice cream and truffles. Apparently, this will happen in 8 months. I had no idea! There was even a foie gras dessert: a brownie sundae with foie gras Chantilly.

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Steps Towards Ending Factory Farming?

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Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. This concession was to avoid a November ballot vote a la California's Proposition 2.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

In late June, a compromise was reached in Ohio that will gradually put an end to the tiny pens used for raising veal calves and holding pregnant sows, spaces so small the animals can barely move. In California last week, Gov.