Quote of the Day
Aussie Dave | Sep 27, 2006 | 3 comments
“Yes, there’s cruelty in terrorism across the world. There’s cruelty in Darfur. But, there’s also cruelty going on with the geese.”
- Rabbi Asher Lopatin, who supports Chicago’s ban on foie gras (produced by force-feeding geese and ducks)
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An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.Filed Under: General
So, is this, like, a shmaltz alert?
Shy Guy
I happen to agree with the Rabbi for a few reasons…
1. I don’t like foie gras, so it isn’t going to affect me one bit
2. Force-feeding geese for some reason just doesn’t feel kosher, even if it technically is.
3. It seems to contravene slaughter laws
4. It’s just as bad as puppy mills.
Granted, maybe he shouldn’t have put it the way he did.
I would agree with his comments about geese if the terrorists ate the people they killed.
We ought to be moderately kind to our food. No point in getting excessive about it. Besides I like chopped liver.
BTW you might find this of interest:
Tribalism