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>From M-w.com...disgusting...
Main Entry: *foie gras*
 
Pronunciation: 'fw=E4-'gr=E4
Function: *noun*
Etymology: French, literally, fat liver
*:* the fatted liver of an animal and especially of a goose usually served
as a p=E2t=E9
Learn more about "foie
gras" and
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On 6/15/07, Dave Morris   wrote:
>
> This sounds disturbing, and I don't even know what "foie gras" is. Falls
> under the general category of "stop torturing animals to make our food
> cheaper".
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> Help us ban cruel methods used to produce foie gras 
>
> *Make a difference today.*
> *The Michigan Legislature is considering a bill that would ban foie gras
> that has been produced in an inhumane manner.*
>
> Dear Nicole,
>
> Michigan House Rep. Fred Miller has introduced legislation to prohibit the 
> inhumane practice of force-feeding birds and to ban the buying or selling  of
> foie gras when it has been produced in this inhumane manner.
> In producing some foie gras, ducks and geese are confined to small pens,
> and have metal pipes shoved down their throats as handlers pour in cups of 
> food twice a day. This inhumane process causes a diseased liver condition
> called "hepatic lipidosis," in which the liver swells to approximately 10
> times its normal size. Many ducks and geese do not even make it to
> slaughter, but die from ruptured throats or bacterial infections, or
> suffocate on their own vomit.
> The bill would not ban foie gras -- it would instead ban the selling or
> buying of foie gras made in this inhumane manner.
> *American Humane strongly supports this bill.* *Let your representative
> know this inhumane treatment must not continue -- **support House
> Bill 4871* 
> * today!
> *
> *Click here to learn more about this legislation.
> **Click here to take action now! 
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> *
> **Help raise awareness about this critically important issue --
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>From M-w.com...disgusting... Main Entry:  foie gras	
  
Pronunciation:	 fw=E4- gr=E4  
Function:  noun  
Etymology: French, literally, fat liver 
 :  the fatted liver of an animal and especially of a goose usually served  as
a p=E2t=E9
	
	 
	 
	       
	 


	 
	
	  Learn more about 
	 "foie gras"  and related topics at 
		 On 6/15/07,  Dave Morris  < 
thecat Æ umich.edu > wrote:	
 This sounds  disturbing, and I don t even know what "foie gras" is. Falls 
under the general category of "stop torturing animals to make our food 
cheaper".
       
    
    
    
      
    
     
     
   
       
 Help us ban cruel methods used to produce foie gras	
  
  
Make a difference today.		
  The Michigan	Legislature is considering a bill that would ban foie gras that
has  been produced in an inhumane manner.
	 
  Dear Nicole,	  Michigan House Rep. Fred Miller has introduced legislation 
to prohibit the inhumane practice of force-feeding birds and to  ;ban the
buying or selling of foie gras when it has been produced in this  inhumane
manner. 
   In producing some foie gras, ducks and geese are confined to small pens ,
and have metal pipes shoved down their throats as handlers pour in cups of 
food twice a day. This inhumane process causes a diseased liver condition 
called "hepatic lipidosis," in which the liver swells to approximately	10
times its normal size. Many ducks and geese do not even make it to  slaughter,
but die from ruptured throats or bacterial infections, or suffocate  on their
own vomit.
   The bill would not ban foie gras -- it would instead ban the selling or 
buying of foie gras made in this inhumane manner.  
  American Humane strongly supports this  bill.      
 Let your representative  know this inhumane treatment must not continue --    
  support House Bill 4871    
  today!      
 Click here    to learn more about this legislation.	
  
Click here to take action now!	      
     
 Help raise awareness about this critically important issue  --  
    Forward this message to a friend in Michigan
	    
	      
  Click here to unsubscribe 
       |    
  Click here to update your  profile
	  
Play free games, earn tickets, get cool prizes! Join Live Search Club.  ;  
  
Join Live Search Club!		  
 
 Dave Morris  cell: 734-476-8769   http://www-personal.umich.edu/~thecat/  
	     --  "Life is what happens to you when you re busy making  other
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