Darthrevan Supercharged November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WpErsFURCI Crammed into tiny cages, caked in filth, riddled with sores and in agony from broken beaks and wings, these are the ducks used to make foie gras at Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants. Campaigners last night branded the horrific conditions the “worst ever seen” after being shown the pictures of shocking cruelty at plants that supply the celebrity chef with the posh dish. Ducks lie dead and dying, many have painful eye injuries and abscesses and all are force-fed grain through a tube to make their livers 10 times the normal size during a two-week ordeal in a windowless shed before they are slaughtered. In one pitiful scene, an exhausted and clearly distressed bird can be seen on its side with its tongue hanging from its beak. A vet who saw the disturbing footage, obtained by the Mirror, said if pets were kept in such appalling conditions their owners would be hauled before a court. Justin Kerswell, campaigns manager for animal rights group Viva!, said: “This is torture, pure and simple. “I can’t imagine Gordon Ramsay would dare defend this. We have seen many images of animal suffering in our 20-year history, but this footage from a supplier to Gordon Ramsay has to rank as among the worst and the most heart-breaking. “Ducks caged and filthy in their own vomit and clearly in distress, all to produce a dollop of fat as a choice on expensive menus that no one needs. “How long can he say that taste trumps ethics when faced with this?” Ramsay last night stopped all purchasing from the French firm Ernest Soulard that supplies his foie gras. Delicacy created by misery Every year 38 million ducks and geese are killed in France to make foie gras, a delicacy there. At slaughter they are hung upside down, have their throats slit and are left to bleed to death. About a million birds die in the force-feeding process. Only males are used. Females, which do not put on weight so fast, are typically destroyed at a day old by being dropped into electric mincers. France is by far the world’s largest producer and consumer of foie gras, which by law can only have that definition if force-feeding is used. But small producers in other countries – amid growing fury over the cruel methods – let birds eat freely before killing them when their livers are naturally bigger. Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/video-cruelty-chef-gordon-ramsays-2688593 ↡ Advertisement 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count-Bracula Twincharged November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 And they say we are cruel to sharks? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezersg 3rd Gear November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 Pot calling the kettle black. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 If we can stop eating shark's fin, we can also boycott foie gras. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff69 Hypersonic November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 one have to understand this, the eyes are always looking ahead and thus the man can't see himself, only others 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 Aiya. As long as those who eat meat and criticise on animal cruelty are hypocrites. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH1667 Hypersonic November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 Lucky I poor man, no chance to eat such expensive stuff. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjkbeluga 5th Gear November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 Well, ang mor will say that goose are farmed and thus will not affect the ecosystem but sharks are wild thus will affect the ecosystem... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender Hypersonic November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 I boycott foie gras, but not by choice.. coz it's too expensive. Well, ang mor will say that goose are farmed and thus will not affect the ecosystem but sharks are wild thus will affect the ecosystem... Somehow they can reason themselves until their cruelty is justified. LNo wonder they can talk much better than the asians. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 i don't even know what this foie is..... I only know oriental duck... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count-Bracula Twincharged November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 i don't even know what this foie is..... I only know oriental duck... Argh guah. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porker Turbocharged November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 (edited) Aiya. As long as those who eat meat and criticise on animal cruelty are hypocrites. Is there a difference between eating an animal (e.g. fish) caught in the wild or raised humanely and eating foie gras from ducks raised in cruel conditions? You have some serious reasoning flaw if you still insist on your point of view. Edited November 13, 2013 by Porker 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuelsaver Supercharged November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 Eating expensive food only gives one expensive diseases. Better to eat simpler dishes. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcf777 Turbocharged November 13, 2013 Share November 13, 2013 just dont go and see how these animals are being raised or how are they being killed or cook in the kitchen. those who complain so much must be a Vegetarian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 (edited) I support not eating foie gras and not eating shark's fin. the animals are just too cruelly treated in foie gras harvesting. Shark's fin is just a waste of the shark and it really doesn't add flavour to anything. But i still like my meat. Slaughtering animals or raising them on small farms is never a pretty sight. Edited November 14, 2013 by Lala81 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 had some before long time ago, dun like the taste Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 too elite for me 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 had some before long time ago, dun like the taste yeah i only like it very small amounts. Too gelat. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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