| Celebrity Chef Promotes
Foie Gras Cruelty!
Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse continues to promote foie gras (pronounced 'fwah grah') in his
recipes, in his restaurants and on his television shows. In fact, The Food Network's "The Essence of
Emeril" show, which aired on September 26, 2006, was devoted entirely to foie gras!
What You Can Do!
Please express your disappointment with Emeril
continuing to promote foie gras.
Some points you may consider making:
- Foie gras is the product of such extreme animal
cruelty that its production has been banned in more than a dozen nations, as well as in the state of California
and now in the City of Chicago.
It is no wonder that 80% of Americans, when educated about foie gras production, favor a ban. As a matter of
conscience, any future mention of foie gras on Emeril's television shows, "The Essence of Emeril" and
"Emeril Live", should include these facts.
- Ducks and geese on foie gras farms are forcibly fed
up to a third of their own body weight every day until their livers expand to 10 times their normal size, making
walking, standing and even breathing painful. Many ducks die from liver failure and related ailments. Foie gras
producers themselves admit that if the force feeding were to continue beyond a few weeks, 100% of the birds would
die.
- It is sadly ironic that in the face of vast hunger
around our globe, foie gras producers force-feed animals until the brink of death to produce an expensive
delicacy for the few who can afford it. Let Emeril and The Food Network know the stark irony of his foie gras
promotion, considering that his charity, The Emeril Lagasse Foundation, "seeks to inspire, mentor and enable
all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances."
- Encourage Emeril to reconsider his promotion of this
cruel and unnecessary product and stress that his fans will appreciate his talent and creativity even more if he
makes a stand to refrain from using ingredients that involve the torture of animals.
Contact Info for Emeril:
Click Here to
submit your comments to The Food Network's "The Essence of Emeril" TV show via their online comment
form
Mailing address:
Food Network
75 Ninth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
Click Here to submit your comments to
Emerils.com via the online comment form
Mailing address:
Emeril's Homebase/Emeril.com
829 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Contact Emeril by Phone: 800-980-8474
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