Help ban foie gras

Editor, Asheville Global Report, Foie Gras means fatty liver in French. By shoving a metal pipe down their throats, ducks and Geese are force fed grain 3 times per day for several weeks. The result is a diseased liver that is 10 times its normal size. This is considered a delicacy. They, like most other food animals, are factory farmed; they are confined in dark sheds, forced to endure extreme weather conditions, with little water. Several countries have banned foie gras, including Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the UK In the US Chicago has banned it, and California, New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois are working on bans. To help us ban foie gras in Asheville, do not purchase it. Tell the restaurant owner about it, and urge them to take a pledge to remove it from the menu. See www.nofoiegras.org Mark Crimaudo Candler, NC