Published Letters and Op-Eds from
COK’s Writers Group

Is Furor over Foie Gras Compassion or Folly?

Kudos to the Baltimore Animal Rights Coalition for exposing the hidden cruelties behind foie gras production ("From a delicacy, a delicate situation," Jan. 28).

Compassionate people everywhere agree that there is nothing refined about eating the grossly fattened liver of a tortured bird.

Many experts from around the world have also weighed in on this issue and conclude that the practice of force-feeding ducks and geese for foie gras is cruel and inhumane.

A study conducted by the European Union found that foie gras production is "detrimental to the welfare of birds."

Indeed, foie gras production is so cruel that it's been banned in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Israel and California.

Erica Meier
Washington

The writer is executive director of Compassion Over Killing.