Burger King to sell foie gras burgers!!!! Please write/call

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23 Apr 2008, 13:55 Contact Burger KingIn a shameless publicity stunt, Burger King have announced that they will sell a burger that contains foie-gras in a few select London outlets. The reality is that they will probably sell very few - if any - but it is fundamentally wrong that this company (which is already responsible for the deaths of countless animals each year by selling burgers) is using 'torture in a tin' to raise its profile. Please send Burger King a polite email to this address (the PR company who dreamed up this stunt): burgerkind You can also phone Burger King's customer care line on 0845 728 7437 or write to them at:Customer CarelineBurgerKing LimitedLakeside House1 Furzeground WayStockley Park EastUxbridgeMiddlesexUB11

1BDLetterDear Sir/MadamWe were very disappointed that Burger King were considering selling a burger containing foie-gras – and we respectfully ask that you desist from this plan.Foie-gras is the grossly enlarged liver of a duck or goose and is essentially a disease, marketed as a delicacy. Birds raised for this ‘gourmet’ cruelty are force-fed enormous quantities of food through a long metal pipe, three times a day. This process of deliberate and painful overfeeding continues for up to a month by which time the birds’ livers have swelled to ten times their normal size. Force feeding results in the premature deaths of around 1 million birds in France every year.Foie-gras is not produced in Britain, as the Government has made it clear that its production would contravene existing animal welfare regulations, but sadly it is still perfectly legal to import it. Even the previous Government

minister responsible for animal welfare, Ben Bradshaw, encouraged a consumer boycott. Its production has been outlawed in Poland, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Israel. Supermarket chain Lidl removed foie-gras after animal campaigning group Viva! contacted them and detailed the cruelty behind its production – wholesalers Makro quickly followed suit. Renowned department stores House of Fraser, Harvey Nichols and Fortnum & Mason banned foie-gras on ethical grounds. Recently, London Mayor Ken Livingstone joined with Prince Charles to condemn foie-gras.You can find more information on the cruelty involved in the production of foie-gras by watching Viva!'s on-line film here: www. viva. org. uk/foiegras.You can also read the group's fully referenced fact sheet at: http://www. viva. org. uk/campaigns/foiegras/factsheet. html.I hope that they will help you reach the decision to join the growing number of businesses throughout the UK that have pledged to go foie-gras free.

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I just tried sending them an e-mail and I received an error

message...evidently it's disabled or full.

 

, Shannon Morgan

<fortheanmls wrote:

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> 23 Apr 2008, 13:55

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> Contact Burger King

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> In a shameless publicity stunt, Burger King have announced that

they will sell a burger that contains foie-gras in a few select

London outlets. The reality is that they will probably sell very

few - if any - but it is fundamentally wrong that this company

(which is already responsible for the deaths of countless animals

each year by selling burgers) is using 'torture in a tin' to raise

its profile.

>

> Please send Burger King a polite email to this address (the PR

company who dreamed up this stunt): burgerkind

>

> You can also phone Burger King's customer care line on 0845 728

7437 or write to them at:

>

> Customer Careline

> BurgerKing Limited

> Lakeside House

> 1 Furzeground Way

> Stockley Park East

> Uxbridge

> Middlesex

> UB11 1BD

>

> Letter

> Dear Sir/Madam

>

> We were very disappointed that Burger King were considering

selling a burger containing foie-gras – and we respectfully ask that

you desist from this plan.

>

> Foie-gras is the grossly enlarged liver of a duck or goose and is

essentially a disease, marketed as a delicacy. Birds raised for

this `gourmet' cruelty are force-fed enormous quantities of food

through a long metal pipe, three times a day. This process of

deliberate and painful overfeeding continues for up to a month by

which time the birds' livers have swelled to ten times their normal

size. Force feeding results in the premature deaths of around 1

million birds in France every year.

>

> Foie-gras is not produced in Britain, as the Government has made

it clear that its production would contravene existing animal

welfare regulations, but sadly it is still perfectly legal to import

it. Even the previous Government minister responsible for animal

welfare, Ben Bradshaw, encouraged a consumer boycott. Its production

has been outlawed in Poland, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Israel.

Supermarket chain Lidl removed foie-gras after animal campaigning

group Viva! contacted them and detailed the cruelty behind its

production – wholesalers Makro quickly followed suit. Renowned

department stores House of Fraser, Harvey Nichols and Fortnum &

Mason banned foie-gras on ethical grounds. Recently, London Mayor

Ken Livingstone joined with Prince Charles to condemn foie-gras.

>

> You can find more information on the cruelty involved in the

production of foie-gras by watching Viva!'s on-line film here: www.

viva. org. uk/foiegras.

>

> You can also read the group's fully referenced fact sheet at:

http://www. viva. org. uk/campaigns/foiegras/factsheet. html.

>

> I hope that they will help you reach the decision to join the

growing number of businesses throughout the UK that have pledged to

go foie-gras free.

>

>

>

>

> http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join

>

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It was misspelled, oops! I just put out a correction. Sorry!Melissa <kachow_now wrote: I just tried sending them an e-mail and I received an error message...evidently it's disabled or full. , Shannon Morgan <fortheanmls wrote:>> 23 Apr 2008, 13:55> > > > Contact Burger

King> > In a shameless publicity stunt, Burger King have announced that they will sell a burger that contains foie-gras in a few select London outlets. The reality is that they will probably sell very few - if any - but it is fundamentally wrong that this company (which is already responsible for the deaths of countless animals each year by selling burgers) is using 'torture in a tin' to raise its profile.> > Please send Burger King a polite email to this address (the PR company who dreamed up this stunt): burgerkind > > You can also phone Burger King's customer care line on 0845 728 7437 or write to them at:> > Customer Careline> BurgerKing Limited> Lakeside House> 1 Furzeground Way> Stockley Park East> Uxbridge> Middlesex> UB11 1BD> > Letter> Dear Sir/Madam> > We were very disappointed that

Burger King were considering selling a burger containing foie-gras – and we respectfully ask that you desist from this plan.> > Foie-gras is the grossly enlarged liver of a duck or goose and is essentially a disease, marketed as a delicacy. Birds raised for this `gourmet' cruelty are force-fed enormous quantities of food through a long metal pipe, three times a day. This process of deliberate and painful overfeeding continues for up to a month by which time the birds' livers have swelled to ten times their normal size. Force feeding results in the premature deaths of around 1 million birds in France every year.> > Foie-gras is not produced in Britain, as the Government has made it clear that its production would contravene existing animal welfare regulations, but sadly it is still perfectly legal to import it. Even the previous Government minister responsible for animal welfare, Ben Bradshaw,

encouraged a consumer boycott. Its production has been outlawed in Poland, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Israel. Supermarket chain Lidl removed foie-gras after animal campaigning group Viva! contacted them and detailed the cruelty behind its production – wholesalers Makro quickly followed suit. Renowned department stores House of Fraser, Harvey Nichols and Fortnum & Mason banned foie-gras on ethical grounds. Recently, London Mayor Ken Livingstone joined with Prince Charles to condemn foie-gras.> > You can find more information on the cruelty involved in the production of foie-gras by watching Viva!'s on-line film here: www. viva. org. uk/foiegras.> > You can also read the group's fully referenced fact sheet at: http://www. viva. org. uk/campaigns/foiegras/factsheet. html.> > I hope that they will help you reach the decision to join the growing

number of businesses throughout the UK that have pledged to go foie-gras free.> > > > > http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join> http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join