Guys am i right or over sensitive

[jall55]

Dont class myself as a sensitive type but one of our organisations had a lot in a recent auction of a made to order Foie Gras
Me and a good number of other members objected on welfare grounds - and didnt think we should be seen to be supporting what i believe is a barbaric practice.
We were also concerned that members of the public may see this and associate field sports and conservation again with the above.

Genuine thoughts please

 

[Pedro]

In essence, foie gras is made by force feeding duck or geese to use their enlarged livers to produce it. Quite a few territories have made it illegal to do and in some it's illegal to sell too. However, I believe some foie gras is made without force feeding.

I would certainly not advocate force feeding as it is obviously cruel. The law in France (where most of it is made) states: "Foie gras belongs to the protected cultural and gastronomical heritage of France."

No, jall55 I don't think you are being over sensitive and you are, in any case entitled to your opinion. But before condemning the organisation concerned, I'd check how the foie gras is made and base your decision on that.

 

[A Guy Out West]

Can’t imagine how someone could link field sports to frog food.

 

[John Gryphon]

I am a real pagan,I eat live oysters.....who`s gonna complain about that?

 

[jall55]

Can’t imagine how someone could link field sports to frog food.

Because its in the fields sports auction

 

[jall55]

I am a real pagan,I eat live oysters.....who`s gonna complain about that?

I get that - but to me they live and then die

Force feeding something for weeks to me is just wrong

 

[Woodsmoke]

I'm with you. I don't care how delicious it's supposed to be, the practice of gavage is abhorrent.

 

[sikamalc]

Putting this practice under the field sports banner is wrong in my opinion. Its also a practice that is not welcomed by me personally. However I doubt many members of the public would know how its produced, until told. Still not something I agree with or eat.

 

[Siggy]

Amazing how the French can protect a practice on cultural and heritage grounds, but we can't protect hunting with dogs, even in the most utilitarian forms such as the Welsh foot packs, which I would argue are vital parts of rural society.

 

[shakey jake]

i would be interested to actually see it carried out. im not saying it isnt cruel but id like first hand knowledge.
the org isnt helping the image, welfare to one side, as foie gras is pretty much only eaten by "toffs", so just pushing up more imagined barries.
anti are anti and want us stopped, keeping the mid ground group on side is whats needed

 

[User00035]

If it is possible to produce froie gras without force feeding and causing suffering, then it should be regulated and the product labelled as ethically produced, a bit like UK rose veal. If it can't be produced humanely, it shouldn't be on sale. It may be a grand French tradition, but so is eating tiny songbirds that have been drowned in brandy, and I've no time for that either.

 

[Pedro]

Foie gras - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Pedro]

i would be interested to actually see it carried out. im not saying it isnt cruel but id like first hand knowledge.
the org isnt helping the image, welfare to one side, as foie gras is pretty much only eaten by "toffs", so just pushing up more imagined barries.
anti are anti and want us stopped, keeping the mid ground group on side is whats needed

Not going to put this picture up, but it's on Wikipedia if anyone wants to look to see how it's done.

Foie gras - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Foxyboy43]

i would be interested to actually see it carried out. im not saying it isnt cruel but id like first hand knowledge.
the org isnt helping the image, welfare to one side, as foie gras is pretty much only eaten by "toffs", so just pushing up more imagined barries.
anti are anti and want us stopped, keeping the mid ground group on side is whats needed

Well you did ask - attached without comment.

 

[dartmoordog]

I am a real pagan,I eat live oysters.....who`s gonna complain about that?

How else are you supposed to eat Oysters?

 

[John Gryphon]

How else are you supposed to eat Oysters?

some infidels cook them with bacon and Worcestershire sauce.

They need a dozen quilts with the rattan across their buttocks.

 

[dartmoordog]

some infidels cook them with bacon and Worcestershire sauce.

They need a dozen quilts with the rattan across their buttocks.

Thrashing with nettles, while being forced to listen to Robbie Williams! A heinous crime against the Oyster.

 

[Ratel]

What else do you expect from the .

 

[User00035]

some infidels cook them with bacon and Worcestershire sauce.

They need a dozen quilts with the rattan across their buttocks.

Stayed a couple of nights at a camp ground on Durras lake. Had a great time collecting mud oysters. We lived on them while we were there. Raw straight out of the shell. Sweet as anything and no grit.

 

[dartmoordog]

Stayed a couple of nights at a camp ground on Durras lake. Had a great time collecting mud oysters. We lived on them while we were there. Raw straight out of the shell. Sweet as anything and no grit.

In the Charente three or four years ago, took a bucket and joined other French people collecting Oysters at the bottom of a very low Spring tide. Got back to a grassy area, bottle of chilled White, freshly baked baguette, and feasted on the freshest ever Oysters……..Sheer and absolute food heaven.