Make a few quick phone calls against foie gras!

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If you haven't yet called your state senator to ask him or her

to support SB1520, the bill that would outlaw foie gras in

California, please do. You can find your legislators' contact

information at: www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html . Foie gras is

made by forcing ducks to consume massive amounts of grain,

causing the livers to expand to up to 10 times their normal

size. In fact, foie gras is so cruel that it has already been

banned in over a dozen countries. To learn more, visit IDA's

foie gras website at www.banfoiegras.com .

 

Once you've called your legislators, please take a moment to

make a few more quick phone calls:

 

Flemings Prime SteakHouse & Wine Bar, in collaboration with Golf

Magazine, is holding a " Golfers & Vintners Wine Dinner " which is

slated to include foie gras with their main entree. The events

will take place on Wednesday May 19 at 23 locations across the

country.

 

Farm Sanctuary has contacted the corporate office of Fleming's

asking them to remove foie gras from the menu and was told that

they had decided to do so. However, since then, other

individuals involved in the event have said that the decision

has not been finalized and local restaurant managers have not

been told not to serve foie gras.

 

Please contact the corporate office and these California

establishments to politely urge them to follow their lead by not

serving foie gras.

 

Contact:

Bill Allen (Fleming's CEO): 949-222-2223 ext 201

 

California Restaurants:

El Segundo, John Bulla: 310-643-6911

Newport Beach, Kenyon Paar: 949-307-1693

Rancho Mirage, Wayne Hanseth or Lee Drapp: 760-776-6685

San Diego, Bobby Andrews: 619-237-1155

San Diego, Cameron Rumsde: 858-535-0078

 

Please be polite!

You may want to let these folks know that over a dozen countries

have already banned foie gras because of its inherent cruelty,

and that a bill is under consideration to do the same in

California. You may also want to mention that The Smithsonian

Institute, the San Francisco Hilton, the Tanglewood Wine and

Food Classic, Delta and United Airlines, and even California

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger have removed foie gras from their

menus because of the outcry over the cruelty of foie gras

production.

 

Thanks for your help!

 

Nora