After discovering that there is no humane way to eat foie gras- The Laughing Gravy in London has taken it off the menu following an appeal by PETA.

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Foie gras is when ducks and geese are force fed multiple times a day by pipes that are put down their throats.

Their livers grow to 10 times their normal size an sometimes become diseased. Undercover investigators have found ill, dead and dying birds- some even had puncture wounds in their necks caused by the feeding pipes. The production of this pate is so cruel that it is banned in the UK and in twelve other countries.

The Laughing Gravy was recently voted best restaurant in Waterloo and Southwark by Time Out readers. The spokesperson confirmed it was PETA’s appeal that led to its decision to ban the dish from its tables.

"The Laughing Gravy's decision to stop selling foie gras reflects the wishes of the vast majority of the public, who want to see an end to the sale of this inhumane product in the UK", says PETA Director Elisa Allen. "PETA hopes any eateries in London still profiting from the abuse of geese and ducks will follow this restaurant's compassionate example by going foie gras–free."

High-profile people who support PETA's anti–foie gras campaign include Ralph Fiennes, Ricky Gervais, Dame Vera Lynn, Kate Winslet, and Sir Roger Moore, who narrated PETA's video exposé of foie gras production.

For more information on the cruelty behind foie gras, please visit PETA.org.uk.


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