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Chicago overturns 2-year old ordinance banning foie gras |
Kurt Michael Friese |
15 May 2008 |
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| In The New York Times Dining section yesterday, I read this:Chicagoans can feast on foie gras once more. The Chicago City Council just repealed the ban on its sale that it put in place two years ago.Now I know that many of my vegan friends will go ballistic on me when I say that this is a good thing, but this is a good thing. The animal rights groups who supported this measure did so because they saw it as a layup -- an easy target. Who would oppose a ban on some ... |
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| Topics: food, vegetarianism and veganism, Chicago (all these topics) |
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