article thumbnail

Does Vick Deserve a Second Chance?

Animal Person

Like clubbing a seal to death? Like "producing" foie gras? Like eating foie gras? Is fighting and killing dogs the same thing? Is Vick a special kind of creep for what he did? Is what he did like hunting? Like skinning a mink? Is it the dogs that are at issue? If they were pigs, would anyone care?

Foie Gras 100
article thumbnail

On Small Victories

Animal Person

Here's the set-up: The European Parliament endorsed a ban on seal products. A famous Ottawa restaurant removed foie gras from its menu after being pressured by activists. The removal of foie gras came after "months of nasty, anonymous phone calls, insulting e-mails, and noisy demonstrations outside.

Foie Gras 100