With yesterday's news that Chicago had repealed its two-year-old ban on foie gras, I asked the aide to City Councilman Jack Kelly about plans for his pending measure in City Council.
Kelly has been lobbying for a ban for about a year, and last year told The Inquirer that he wanted to wait until January's new Council session to raise it officially.
Kelly aide John Cerrone said Kelly has the city budget on his mind right now and also wants to explore the reasons for Chicago's repeal before he brings it up.
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Chicago repealed the ban - a dumb stunt that brought the city nothing but ridicule - because it was originally hidden in a much larger bill that no one had read before voting.
I am not saying that gavage (force feeding) is a good thing for ducks and geese (it is not) but to focus on this issue in cities like Philadelphia and Chicago, where myriads of serious problems need to be addressed, is really political grandstanding. Has councilman Kelly no projects that are more urgent for his constituents? If animal rights are high on his list, why not fight against conditions in gigantic feed lots, pig farms, or chicken factories (with bills that ban beef, pork, and chicken). After successfully banning all that abuse, I am ready for the total foie gras ban.
Posted by epices6 | May 29, 2008 10:44 PM
Posted on May 29, 2008 22:44