The National Union of Farmers also supports a ban on such foie gras imports.James West of Compassion in World Farming said: “The cruel production method – which involves force-feeding ducks and geese so intensively that their livers become diseased and enlarged – is already prohibited in numerous countries, in the EU and beyond.
As the UK is no longer constrained by EU laws on the movement of goods, and recognising the inherent cruelty associated with this production, the UK Government should go further and prohibit the import and sale of this product once and for all.“We have no doubt such a move would be widely supported by the British public, many of whom simply can’t understand how this inhumane food can be allowed on British.
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