ANN ARBOR, BAN THE SALE OF FOIE GRAS
Foie gras, often deemed the world’s most controversial food, is produced by force‑feeding ducks and geese until their livers become diseased.
Animal cruelty has no place in a city of higher learning, growth, and innovation. That’s why all Ann Arbor residents are invited to sign our petition urging the City Council to ban foie gras sales.
Not an Ann Arbor resident? Animals still need your urgent help!
—Maggie Marshall
As a life-long Michigander, I love Ann Arbor and want the best for the city, and that does not include animal cruelty. Ann Arborites have already taken a stand against the sale of fur and the sale of most animals in pet stores, and we’re confident they will also stand on the right side of the issue of force‑feeding.
Legal Advocacy Counsel
The Victims: Ducks and Geese
What is foie gras?
Foie gras, French for “fatty liver,” is made from the diseased liver of force‑fed ducks or geese.
Foie gras farmers thrust a 10- to 12‑inch tube down each bird’s throat to rapidly deliver excessive amounts of concentrated grain, fat, and compressed air into the animal’s stomach via a pneumatic or hydraulic pump.
This process is repeated up to three times per day until the bird’s liver swells up to 10 times its normal size.
Animal Equality investigators have documented broken beaks, bloodied and vomit-soaked bodies, and dead animals strewn about the farms.
The practice is so cruel and causes so much suffering to the birds that many countries have banned it.
Make A Difference
ANIMALS NEED YOU
Lend your voice to ducks and geese who are suffering for the production of foie gras.
Demand the U.S. Government end this cruel practice by signing our nationwide petition to ban force‑feeding.