Ralph Fiennes has appealed to Fortnum & Mason to stop selling foie gras – which is illegal to produce in the UK on animal welfare grounds.
During foie gras production, huge amounts of grain are pumped into the stomachs of geese through metal pipes, which are forced down their throats several times a day. Their distended livers – which can swell to up to 10 times their normal size – press against their lungs, causing them to pant constantly. Veterinarians and avian experts agree – there is no humane way to produce foie gras. In a letter sent to Fortnum & Mason Managing Director Ewan Venters on behalf of PETA, the BAFTA-winning actor writes the following:
“Animals and their welfare mean a lot to me and to the majority of the British public. . . . As managing director, you have the power to end the company’s involvement in this cruelty. I hope you will make the only acceptable decision by following the lead of other British department stores, such as Selfridges and Harvey Nichols, that have already banned foie gras from their shelves and menus”.
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