[Vision2020] Vision2020 Digest, Vol 2, Issue 205

[Megan Prusynski]

Saundra, I'd like to thank you for posting the notice about foie  
gras. I had no idea this restaurant was even coming to town, and I am  
horrified to see that they will be serving foie gras in Moscow! I  
actually joined the Vision2020 list today after your message was  
forwarded to me. I plan to talk to the owner and give them a little  
information on how cruel the practice of raising ducks & geese for  
foie gras is, and ask that it be taken off the menu. I will probably  
also mention that there are members of the community (including  
myself) that are boycotting the restaurant because of this. I hope  
the owners will be understanding as to why some of us wouldn't want  
such things to be a part of our community.

Also, I know there is an animal rights group on campus and I have  
asked them if they'd like to help me organize a protest outside the  
restaurant if they choose to keep serving duck liver. If anyone is  
interested in participating, please feel free to e-mail me (megan at  
meganpru dot com) and I'll let you know what plans we come up with.  
I'm thinking some large posters of ducks being force fed and a  
petition for people who wish to boycott the restaurant to sign would  
probably help get the point across, nothing too major, and it  
shouldn't be disruptive other than perhaps getting people to think  
twice about what they're eating & supporting.

For those that aren't aware, here is some info on foie gras and how  
geese & ducks are force fed to make it:
http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming_ducks_foie.asp (see the videos in  
the right column especially)
http://www.gourmetcruelty.com/
http://www.stopforcefeeding.com/page.php?module=home

Thanks again Saundra for not supporting this cruelty. I'll probably  
be called all kinds of "lovely" names for being a "radical" animal  
rights activist, but someone's gotta stick up for the critters. :)

peace,
~megan