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The Ultimate Valentine's Day Meal

Submitted by Robyn Moore, Feb 7, 2008 12:58

How ironic to celebrate the holiday of love by doing the complete opposite. Where's the love and compassion for these poor ducks- they haven't received an ounce of it. Instead, they live in tiny, filthy cages and are force-fed with a metal pipe shoved down their throat so that their liver grows to 10x their normal size. By the end, these terrified, sick animals can barely stand or breathe. So let's have a reality check here, when you're eating foie gras you're eating the diseased remains of a sick bird who's been tortured, not a "magnificent delicacy."

-Robyn Moore, Manhattan

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How ironic to celebrate the holiday of love by doing the complete opposite. Where's the love and compassion for these...

Robyn Moore 

Feb 7, 2008 12:58

Considering the heinous practices involved in the production of the product in the news lately, it's mind-boggling that anyone would... [MORE]

Rina Deych, RN 

Feb 6, 2008 21:22

Perhaps Ms. D'aguin should consider providing a movie with dinner to her "in Love" diners. She can call the movie,... [MORE]

elizabeth salazar 

Feb 19, 2008 14:52

Wow. Ariane Daguin comes from seven generations of torturing small animals! And she's proud of this heritage? If any suitor... [MORE]

Linda Reynolds 

Feb 6, 2008 19:55

The pairing of foie gras dishes with a sophisticated Euro wine list makes the flesh of tortured geese no less... [MORE]

Dave Schachne 

Feb 6, 2008 17:02

If my husband took me to a place that sold diseaased duck livers, I'd dump him with the rest of... [MORE]

Elaine 

Feb 6, 2008 13:20

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