Advocates urge Olympic chefs to drop foie gras at the 2024 Games
Over a month ago, Animal Equality’s global team launched a campaign to remove foie gras from the 2024 Olympic hospitality menu.
Foie gras production involves force-feeding ducks and geese multiple times daily until their livers swell up to ten times their natural size. Many animals bleed, pant, shake, and vomit during this process.
Advocates argue that foie gras contradicts the Olympic spirit of “responsibility” and “sustainability.” Despite over 60% of the menu being plant-based or meatless, organizers have still allowed a dish so cruel that its production is illegal in over a dozen countries.
In a matter of weeks, Animal Equality’s supporters have:
- Gathered over 70,000 global petition signatures urging the Committee to drop foie gras from the hospitality menus.
- Sent two open letters, the latest signed by experts, celebrities, and athletes.
- Rallied support on social media, showing organizers how strongly people oppose foie gras.
Unfortunately, our efforts have been met with silence. That’s why, in order to remove foie gras from the Games’ menus and show the world how terrible foie gras is, we turned our attention to the chefs involved in the hospitality packages. They undoubtedly have serious influence over what makes it onto plates, potentially saving the lives of thousands of future ducks and geese in the process.
Whilst THIS ACTION IS NOW CLOSED, it was a huge success. Hundreds of Animal Equality supporters left comments on the instagram posts on chef’s pages who have responded to us. A number of them proudly expressed that they do not serve foie gras, a recognition of the cruelty it entails.
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