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Foie Gras Campaign: Sustained Presence at Aqua in S.F.

by dave id
The Reality of Foie Gras at Aqua Restaurant...
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Despite the upcoming ban that goes into effect in California in 2012 (see "Foie Gras Terminated in California"), foie gras is still being served at Aqua and other restaurants.

Join us for our weekly foie gras demo held each Friday at 12 noon, where IDA member Paris Harvey and others urge Aqua Restaurant to remove foie gras from its menu. We need your help to convince Aqua to join the many other restaurants nationwide and internationally that are already removing foie gras from their menu. As part of our sustained presence campaign, demos are being held at Aqua, located at 252 California St. one block from the Embarcadero BART station in San Francisco. Please e-mail bitebackvegan@yahoo.com to RSVP if you plan to participate.

With your help, we can convince Aqua to go foie gras free!

To learn more about this atrocious cruelty see...

§Dedicated Foie Gra Foe Paris Harvey
by dave id
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Making the most of her "body TV", video is looped of Aqua Corporate Executive Chef, Laurent Manrique (http://www.aqua-sf.com/aqua/laurent_bio.htm) lieing on Channel 7 news. The chef claims in the TV interview that the feeding tubes used to produce foie gras only broach the tips of the birds mouths. He then is shown by the interviewer graphic footage of what really happens when ducks have massive amounts of food being blasted down their throats. Despite his inability to lie publicly any more about the treatment of the birds that are his foie gras factories, and the fact that California has passed an upcoming ban on the supposed delicacy, chef Manrique refuses to stop serving it at Aqua.
§Explaining the situation to a curious passers-by...
by dave id
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Not only is the campaign a great way to keep pressure on Aqua for this especially cruel entree, but with lots of people buzzing around for lunch-hour hussle it is also a great way to educate the public!
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Sean Aaberg
Mon, Feb 7, 2005 5:07PM
Paris
Thu, Jan 13, 2005 7:51AM
Paris
Thu, Jan 13, 2005 7:29AM
Paris
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omnivore
Wed, Jan 12, 2005 5:19PM
Paris
Wed, Jan 12, 2005 3:34PM
simply wrong
Wed, Dec 22, 2004 10:48PM
simple explanation
Wed, Dec 22, 2004 9:19PM
has yet to explain the strategy here.
Wed, Dec 22, 2004 8:50PM
is validated every single day in every way
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