Another victory: Blanca protest cancelled - they stopped serving Foie Gras!

December 12, 2008

Another victory: Blanca protest cancelled!

Blanca restaurant has made the compassionate decision to stop serving foie gras, obviating the need for our protest planned this Saturday! Please write to proprietors Seth Baas and Debbie Hugonin to thank them for this humane choice at Blanca, 437 S. Highway 101 in Beachwalk Center, Solana Beach, CA 92075!

Earlier this week the famous Hotel Del Coronado also removed cruel force fed duck liver from its restaurant, 1500 Ocean, after being contacted by APRL. Food and beverage manager Steve Schackne told APRL director Bryan Pease that the hotel "wants to be a good neighbor, supports what APRL is doing," and will no longer be serving foie gras!

Earlier this year, the San Diego City Council unanimously passed a resolution commending APRL for exposing the cruelty of foie gras, commending restaurants that have removed it, and encouraging all San Diegans to boycott this cruelty. An independent Zogby poll last year found 85% of San Diegans favor an outright ban without waiting for a statewide ban signed by Gov. Schwarzenegger that will take effect in 2012.

APRL is a San Diego based nonprofit organization that fights factory farming and was the San Diego County coordinator for Proposition 2, prohibiting severe confinement of farm animals, which voters approved by 63% statewide and 65% in San Diego. More on APRL’s animal cruelty investigations into the “foie gras” industry can be found at www.BanFoieGras.org and www.APRL.org/foiegras.html.