White people fighting black slavery back then were considered irrational as well.

I don't need to justify anything in order to continue eating it. My conscience is perfectly good with eating foie gras -- was before this post and will be after.

Now we've got people comparing ducks to blacks and Jews. This thread has truly jumped the shark.

Promethean, to say the least. :winkwink:






* Witticism Cliff Notes for those that want to understand the humor more quickly: Prometheus gave fire to Mankind and for his Transgression Zeus chained him to a rock to spend his immortality having his liver eaten every day by an eagle, only to have the liver regenerate for the next day's feasting. Hence, geese, for the benefit they give to Mankind of tasting good, and inspiring their cultivation for consumption, must have their livers eaten every day, chained to an existence of stuffing, roasting and devouring into infinity.

Lololollolo

This could take a while, so half way through . . . .

What are your thoughts on lobster? And I am pretty sure you will find plenty of Hindu that don't appreciate the way people treat cows.

Except, as pointed out above, they don't gag.

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I was wondering what a battery chicken was, I guess it is caged. Have you been to Kauai by chance? They have a lot of free range chicken there. I can not imagine the mess it would be in London if you had chickens for everyone wandering the streets.

As far as force feeding the goose, why is it bad? It was born for one reason, to be slaughtered. You presume that being force fed must be terrible because as a human it would be. Thing is, it is a goose. Different animal.

Where do you propose these chickens roam?

Because they are standing in their own shit that literally burns their feet off, because they see no daylight, because they are fed in a way to make them fat, because their beaks are cut off to stop them fighting, etc etc

There have been huge campaigns, week long TV shows etc to stop battery chickens here. I guess you lot just have no idea what it is like and why it is so disgusting.

You should really go and educate yourself about it:

http://www.broodyhen.co.uk/ket/fowln...M/battery.html

It's as free range as you can get, so lobster is cool.

No, the cow is a religious symbol, and is sacred to Hindu. Nothing to do with disgusting farming techniques.


Are you joking? Do you really not know what battery chickens are?



Because force feeding is bad. In my book. Maybe you think it's OK, I don't.

I have, as I keep saying, no problem with it being slaughtered. I have an issue with it being treated like a piece of shit while it is alive

Yes I do. Why do you think they like living in cages and being force fed?


Do you honestly not know what free range means?

I think you're just trolling me...in case not, a free range chicken lives on a fucking farm. With trees and woodland, dust for it to scratch at and roll in, a natural life. It is then killed and I eat it.

Was not talking to you, or about it being free range. I brought it up because it is boiled alive, like the dogs and cats in China.

I have never heard them called battery chickens, never.

Unless it is a steak.


Why do you think a bird that has lived only in a cage knows any better; or would even survive on the outside.

You know, that is how they used to do it. Then people wanted chicken nuggets, and chicken sandwiches, and wings, tons of fucking wings. There were not enough little farms to keep up with the demand. And there never will be again . . . unless of course you don't mind paying 17.50 a pound for a whole chicken. Those packages of just breasts will be a lot more.

If your going to be a selfish un-empathetic animal abuser, at least own it. It's ridiculous to act like it's o.k. to abuse animals because it's gourmet. People wonder why there is slaves and mass man slaughter, serial killers, it's the same mind set you have on animals.

We where trained to think it's o.k. to abuse animals by corporations so they can save money by raising and treating animals like crap.

Week people like to hurt weaker things to make them feel like they are strong.

Disregard for animal cruelty is usually the first signs for psycho-paths and serial killers.

Do what you want, I just don't like the ignorance that somehow it's futile to have respect for animals.

I'll have the foie gras along side a veal steak, shark fin soup, and baby seal stuffed dumplings

So? Why are you anthropomorphising a lobster?

http://straightdope.com/columns/read...n-boiled-alive

I have no issue with eating a cat or a dog.

That's what they are called in Europe. Still, now you've seen the video and read about their feet rotting off because they stand in their own shit etc I am sure you will agree it's a pretty horrible life. Yes, free range is about twice as much money, but I cannot ever eat a non-free range animal or bird now.

Battery hens are constantly being released since the ban. My friend bought 6 only two weeks ago. They are happy as larry and behaving as a normal bird would.

It is nature. Reflex actions. What is hard wired into their heads. It's like saying a cat that is kept inside is OK because it has never been outside. Utter nonsense.

There were more than enough farms, just they realised they could make much more profit by battery farming.

There is a massive revolution over here about the industry, and it was made illegal, thankfully. I'm sure you guys will catch up when you learn about how disgusting it all is.

Yes, a free range organic bird will cost a lot more. It will also taste a whole lot nicer and you can be happy you are not supporting battery farming.

Have you seen Food, Inc?

the most satisfying part of this thread is that those who are against foie gras are the same subset of losers who'll go on to have miserable lives.

btw, I have veal last night. delicious!

a foie gras tasting menu????? how in the world did I miss that until now????
I'm all in!

the next time the neighbor's goose runs under your trailer, catch it and let me know. I'll have it shipped up to me and I'll show you how much I care.

And yet you're still a moron. Good one.

I don't think I could eat it whole.

I only like it when its seared and has a slightly firmer texture.

I have a friend that hunts anything that he can get a license for, love duck sausage

I would definitely try baby seal. I have a suspicion that full grown seal is too fishy.

And all the evil men and women do ...

People are so detached from how our food is obtained from animals that everything is disgusting and shocking. There's realities to feeding billions of people.

Nevermind...

Bingo. :thumbsup

I effing love duck. The way a "Fat liver" is produced is animal abuse tho.