New York loses its battle to legalize the ban on foie gras sales. Producers, who had opposed the measure complaining of future layoffs and business crises, win.
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A Manhattan judge has ruled no to the abolition of foie gras. The sale of the animal pâté had been banned in New York's five boroughs by Local Law 202. The act passed in 2019, was to take effect in November, but Judge J. Machelle Sweeting intervened to change the decision, again giving the green light for distribution by producers at New York restaurants and retailers.
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The ban had been imposed following repeated protests by animal rights activists, given that, in order to obtain the liver pate, ducks and geese are force-fed with tubes. For animal rights activists, this is unprecedented and entirely avoidable violence, but not of the same opinion are the judge who reinstated the distribution of this food, nor, for that matter, Sergio Saravia, who had filed a lawsuit against Local Law 202.
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Saravia owns the La Belle farm in Sullivan County State; like other foie gras producers, he complained of serious harm to the company's business as a result of the enactment of the measure, precisely because the businesses supply mainly New York locals. Stopping the marketing of goose liver would have meant a significant reduction in staff on the farms. "It's very good news for us that the authorities backed down: we were in danger of losing everything. There would have been mass layoffs because foie gras employs many people." For the time being, those in favor of producing and selling the pate have won, but activists will not be slow to make their discontent heard.
M. Spencer
Source: nypost.com
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