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Delicacy off menu after animal protest
9:37pm Wednesday 21st May 2008
The Michelin starred Box Tree restaurant in Ilkley has removed pate de foie gras from its menu in the face of protests by an animal rights group.
The group threatened to demonstrate outside the restaurant on Church Street unless it stopped serving the delicacy because its primary ingredient is goose or duck liver from birds which are often force fed.
A spokesman for Animal Rights Ilkley made the protest threat against Box Tree during a demonstration outside the Ramus fish shop in South Hawkesworth Street.
Box Tree owner Rena Gueller said: "We have taken it off the menu because we don't want any aggravation. It is a shame, because a lot of people enjoy it and would like to have it.
"We accept that some of these farms treat their animals badly, but we don't source any of our products from any place like that."
On some farms, foie gras is produced by force feeding geese and ducks by putting metal tubes down their throats to make them gain weight more quickly. The ducks and geese grow much larger than normal as a result, and protesters believe this constitutes torturing the animals.
Mrs Gueller said the quality of the product would be damaged if cruelty was involved in the production. She said it was up to the Government to intervene if any food product thought to be produced in an unacceptable way.
She said she disagreed with tactics used by animal rights groups and suggested they target the Government rather than individual shops and restaurants.
Mr Harrington said: "There is a lot of cruelty involved in the industry and it is illegal to produce it in the UK. We have spoken to a few customers and a couple have turned away. The public have been quite supportive as well."
He said the group had contacted the Box Tree restaurant and the manager had promised to discuss the subject with chef Simon Gueller. The group said it would organise similar protests at the Box Tree if foie gras stayed on.
Fellow protester Andy Ford said: "What reputable business in the UK would sell something that is illegal to produce in the UK?"
However, the Ramus fish shop managing director Jonathan Batchelor said he would not be removing pate foie gras from the menu. "I am not the sort of person who will be told what to do by other people," said Mr Batchelor, who said he respected the right to protest. He added: "It is a big campaign and I know of other businesses that have been targeted so it is not a huge surprise."
He said the amount of foie gras sold by the shop was only small and did not think customers would be put off by the protesters.
The ten-strong Animal Rights Ilkley group said it had checked local shops and restaurants to make sure they did not sell foie gras before embarking on its protest, and believed Ramus was now the last shop to sell the delicacy.
Mr Harrington said protests at Ramus would continue until the group got what it wanted.
"We will just carry on protesting and calling for a boycott. About 200 business in the UK have already taken it off," he said.
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sigil, terminus says...
2:42pm Fri 23 May 08
Steven McLean wrote:What have peoples food preferences got to do with their intelligence?
I always thought that people who live in Bradford were of average intelligence or above..
Reading this forum and the support shown for that inhumane "so-called" delicacy .. i see that i am going reconsider.
Plenty of highly intelligent people have acted in inhumane ways throughout history.
If you took out all the cruelty from meat production there wouldnt be any anyway.
If you always thought people from Bradford were of average intelligence or above, it puts a question mark over your own.
sigil, terminus says...
2:42pm Fri 23 May 08
Steven McLean wrote:What have peoples food preferences got to do with their intelligence?
I always thought that people who live in Bradford were of average intelligence or above..
Reading this forum and the support shown for that inhumane "so-called" delicacy .. i see that i am going reconsider.
Plenty of highly intelligent people have acted in inhumane ways throughout history.
If you took out all the cruelty from meat production there wouldnt be any anyway.
If you always thought people from Bradford were of average intelligence or above, it puts a question mark over your own.
Steven McLean, Leeds says...
2:21pm Fri 23 May 08
Steven McLean, Leeds says...
2:21pm Fri 23 May 08
Steven McLean, Leeds says...
2:21pm Fri 23 May 08
Steven McLean, Leeds says...
2:19pm Fri 23 May 08
Reading this forum and the support shown for that inhumane "so-called" delicacy .. i see that i am going reconsider.
Steven McLean, Leeds says...
2:19pm Fri 23 May 08
Reading this forum and the support shown for that inhumane "so-called" delicacy .. i see that i am going reconsider.
Steven McLean, Leeds says...
2:19pm Fri 23 May 08
Reading this forum and the support shown for that inhumane "so-called" delicacy .. i see that i am going reconsider.
Steven McLean, says...
2:09pm Fri 23 May 08
Mr T wrote:I agree .. it is a bloody joke!
Me Here wrote:So its illegal to produce but OK to sell, what kind of a policy is this?? Bloody jokeMr T wrote: If its illegal to sell whatever is they were selling, shouldnt the be prosecuted??It is not illegal to sell, but is illegal to produce in this country.
It should be banned outright.
Steven McLean, says...
2:09pm Fri 23 May 08
Mr T wrote:I agree .. it is a bloody joke!
Me Here wrote:So its illegal to produce but OK to sell, what kind of a policy is this?? Bloody jokeMr T wrote: If its illegal to sell whatever is they were selling, shouldnt the be prosecuted??It is not illegal to sell, but is illegal to produce in this country.
It should be banned outright.
Steven McLean, says...
2:09pm Fri 23 May 08
Mr T wrote:I agree .. it is a bloody joke!
Me Here wrote:So its illegal to produce but OK to sell, what kind of a policy is this?? Bloody jokeMr T wrote: If its illegal to sell whatever is they were selling, shouldnt the be prosecuted??It is not illegal to sell, but is illegal to produce in this country.
It should be banned outright.
Libby T Bodiss, Bradford says...
3:24pm Thu 22 May 08
albion wrote:Well it wouldn't be his sense of direction, cos he couldn't find his arse with both hands.
steve57 wrote:I wonder what attracts her to him? Is it his good looks and sparkling repartee?
wayne rooney knows the difference between an old bird and a young bird,prefers the former with sauce mathew
Libby T Bodiss, Bradford says...
3:24pm Thu 22 May 08
albion wrote:Well it wouldn't be his sense of direction, cos he couldn't find his arse with both hands.
steve57 wrote:I wonder what attracts her to him? Is it his good looks and sparkling repartee?
wayne rooney knows the difference between an old bird and a young bird,prefers the former with sauce mathew
Libby T Bodiss, Bradford says...
3:24pm Thu 22 May 08
albion wrote:Well it wouldn't be his sense of direction, cos he couldn't find his arse with both hands.
steve57 wrote:I wonder what attracts her to him? Is it his good looks and sparkling repartee?
wayne rooney knows the difference between an old bird and a young bird,prefers the former with sauce mathew
albion, west riding says...
3:04pm Thu 22 May 08
steve57 wrote:I wonder what attracts her to him? Is it his good looks and sparkling repartee?
wayne rooney knows the difference between an old bird and a young bird,prefers the former with sauce mathew
albion, west riding says...
3:04pm Thu 22 May 08
steve57 wrote:I wonder what attracts her to him? Is it his good looks and sparkling repartee?
wayne rooney knows the difference between an old bird and a young bird,prefers the former with sauce mathew
albion, west riding says...
3:04pm Thu 22 May 08
steve57 wrote:I wonder what attracts her to him? Is it his good looks and sparkling repartee?
wayne rooney knows the difference between an old bird and a young bird,prefers the former with sauce mathew
steve57, bradford says...
1:46pm Thu 22 May 08
steve57, bradford says...
1:46pm Thu 22 May 08
steve57, bradford says...
1:46pm Thu 22 May 08
matthew brannan, kitchen says...
1:16pm Thu 22 May 08
Let's face it most individuals wouldn't know the difference between an old bird and a young bird usually they are covered in sauces with lots of flavour masking any meat!! The so called "Food Critics" tell us what is good and not good but give me a stew and dumplings made the old way or a pudding and custard and leave the mint leaf or berries that cost you a few extra pounds for no reason!!!
Grow our own crops, Milk hurds and animal breeding locally, locally produced, eaten and not frozen from South Africa!!!!
matthew brannan, kitchen says...
1:16pm Thu 22 May 08
Let's face it most individuals wouldn't know the difference between an old bird and a young bird usually they are covered in sauces with lots of flavour masking any meat!! The so called "Food Critics" tell us what is good and not good but give me a stew and dumplings made the old way or a pudding and custard and leave the mint leaf or berries that cost you a few extra pounds for no reason!!!
Grow our own crops, Milk hurds and animal breeding locally, locally produced, eaten and not frozen from South Africa!!!!
matthew brannan, kitchen says...
1:16pm Thu 22 May 08
Let's face it most individuals wouldn't know the difference between an old bird and a young bird usually they are covered in sauces with lots of flavour masking any meat!! The so called "Food Critics" tell us what is good and not good but give me a stew and dumplings made the old way or a pudding and custard and leave the mint leaf or berries that cost you a few extra pounds for no reason!!!
Grow our own crops, Milk hurds and animal breeding locally, locally produced, eaten and not frozen from South Africa!!!!
Gentleman Jim, Yooohooo over here says...
1:14pm Thu 22 May 08
Gentleman Jim, Yooohooo over here says...
1:14pm Thu 22 May 08
Gentleman Jim, Yooohooo over here says...
1:14pm Thu 22 May 08
Divers_uk, Bingley says...
12:50pm Thu 22 May 08
Protest to the Box Tree until its re-instated.
Mrs Walker maybe should sell her dumplings outside as long as nobody explodes?
Divers_uk, Bingley says...
12:50pm Thu 22 May 08
Protest to the Box Tree until its re-instated.
Mrs Walker maybe should sell her dumplings outside as long as nobody explodes?
Divers_uk, Bingley says...
12:50pm Thu 22 May 08
Protest to the Box Tree until its re-instated.
Mrs Walker maybe should sell her dumplings outside as long as nobody explodes?
steve57, bradford says...
12:28pm Thu 22 May 08
steve57, bradford says...
12:28pm Thu 22 May 08
steve57, bradford says...
12:28pm Thu 22 May 08
pedestrian, Bradford says...
12:23pm Thu 22 May 08
pedestrian, Bradford says...
12:23pm Thu 22 May 08
pedestrian, Bradford says...
12:23pm Thu 22 May 08
Mr T, Bradford says...
12:15pm Thu 22 May 08
Me Here wrote:So its illegal to produce but OK to sell, what kind of a policy is this?? Bloody joke
Mr T wrote: If its illegal to sell whatever is they were selling, shouldnt the be prosecuted??It is not illegal to sell, but is illegal to produce in this country.
Mr T, Bradford says...
12:15pm Thu 22 May 08
Me Here wrote:So its illegal to produce but OK to sell, what kind of a policy is this?? Bloody joke
Mr T wrote: If its illegal to sell whatever is they were selling, shouldnt the be prosecuted??It is not illegal to sell, but is illegal to produce in this country.
Mr T, Bradford says...
12:15pm Thu 22 May 08
Me Here wrote:So its illegal to produce but OK to sell, what kind of a policy is this?? Bloody joke
Mr T wrote: If its illegal to sell whatever is they were selling, shouldnt the be prosecuted??It is not illegal to sell, but is illegal to produce in this country.
Me Here, Buttershaw says...
11:24am Thu 22 May 08
Mr T wrote:It is not illegal to sell, but is illegal to produce in this country.
If its illegal to sell whatever is they were selling, shouldnt the be prosecuted??
Me Here, Buttershaw says...
11:24am Thu 22 May 08
Mr T wrote:It is not illegal to sell, but is illegal to produce in this country.
If its illegal to sell whatever is they were selling, shouldnt the be prosecuted??
Me Here, Buttershaw says...
11:24am Thu 22 May 08
Mr T wrote:It is not illegal to sell, but is illegal to produce in this country.
If its illegal to sell whatever is they were selling, shouldnt the be prosecuted??
Mr T, Bradford says...
9:35am Thu 22 May 08
Mr T, Bradford says...
9:35am Thu 22 May 08
Mr T, Bradford says...
9:35am Thu 22 May 08
albion, west riding says...
10:22pm Wed 21 May 08
mrs walker wrote:I hear your dumplings have a similar effect!
The ducks livers are forcibly grown to such extreme measures that the animal often dies prematurely due to their internal organs exploding inside their bodies. bon appetit.
albion, west riding says...
10:22pm Wed 21 May 08
mrs walker wrote:I hear your dumplings have a similar effect!
The ducks livers are forcibly grown to such extreme measures that the animal often dies prematurely due to their internal organs exploding inside their bodies. bon appetit.
albion, west riding says...
10:22pm Wed 21 May 08
mrs walker wrote:I hear your dumplings have a similar effect!
The ducks livers are forcibly grown to such extreme measures that the animal often dies prematurely due to their internal organs exploding inside their bodies. bon appetit.
mrs walker, round here says...
10:16pm Wed 21 May 08
bon appetit.
mrs walker, round here says...
10:16pm Wed 21 May 08
bon appetit.
mrs walker, round here says...
10:16pm Wed 21 May 08
bon appetit.
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sigil, terminus says...
2:42pm Fri 23 May 08
Plenty of highly intelligent people have acted in inhumane ways throughout history.
If you took out all the cruelty from meat production there wouldnt be any anyway.
If you always thought people from Bradford were of average intelligence or above, it puts a question mark over your own.