
Foie Gras and Gavage – Is the practice cruel?

Luxury store Fortnum & Mason (F&M) have announced that they will no longer sell duck foie gras. This is illustrated by an email that F&M’s managing director sent to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals): “Thank you for your email regarding the sale of foie gras by Fortnum & Mason. As part of our normal review process for provenance and product quality we have visited our supply base and made a number of changes. Firstly, we have decided to cease the sale of duck foie gras, from intensively reared birds. We have also reviewed our supply base for goose foie gras and now have only two specific French suppliers, whom we have worked with to ensure that the production standards are of the highest levels. We have no plans to further review our foie gras offering.”