Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Hugh Bayley (Labour), on Wednesday, 28 March 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 158 members in total.

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SALE OF FOIE GRAS

That this House notes that in order to produce the food delicacy foie gras, 12 week old ducks and geese are restrained and grain is forced down the throat through a gavage pipe, a process that often results in physical injury; observes that a massive quantity of food is forced into the birds causing their livers to swell to six to 10 times normal size, making movement and breathing difficult, and leading to severe liver damage, great pain, and high mortality rates; further notes that existing UK animal welfare laws prohibit such cruel farming methods; considers that a prohibition on the sale of foie gras in the UK would be compatible with the EC Treaty and the rules of the World Trade Organisation both of which permit restrictions on grounds of public morality; applauds the efforts of the website www.banfoiegras.org.uk to educate and encourage members of the public to press for foie gras to be banned; and calls upon the Government to prohibit the sale of foie gras in the UK.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1247 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Chris McCafferty

Paul Flynn

Colin Burgon

David Leslie Taylor

Betty Williams

Subjects

Animal welfare Foie gras

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk