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Foie Gras to Be Banned in California

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It was served with veal tongue, yogurt, prosciutto, mustard ice cream and truffles. But for seven hours on Friday night, at a restaurant appropriately known as Animal, three chefs presented an eight-course meal that was nothing short of a glorification of this soon-to-be-outlawed delicacy.

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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. Well, maybe, although I think there is still a long way to go. 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. This requirement would at least relieve the worst of the production horrors that are common in the industry now.