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Banning the Sale of Foie Gras (Portland, OR)
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Animal Legal Defense Fund Applauds Court’s Ruling: California Foie Gras Ban is Constitutional
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed the industry’s constitutional challenge in its entirety, and forbade the plaintiffs from trying to renew those claims.January 15, 2020 News -
Animal Legal Defense Fund Suit Against Foie Gras Seller Dismissed After Court of Appeal Victory
Restaurant Vows to Cease Foie Gras “Giveaways” Declared Illegal by Appellate Court.August 27, 2019 Press Release -
Restaurants and Retailers Warned Against Illegal Sales of Foie Gras
California businesses alerted they must comply with the law banning sale of cruelly-produced “gourmet” delicacyMarch 18, 2019 Press Release -
Foie Gras Banished from California Restaurants
The Animal Legal Defense Fund celebrates Supreme Court’s refusal to take up case challenging state ban on the cruel product.January 7, 2019 Press Release -
Defense of Chicago’s Foie Gras Ban
In 2006, Chicago’s City Council enacted a ban on the sale of foie gras, a “delicacy” produced by cruelly force feeding ducks and geese until their livers swell to many times their normal size. The Illinois…
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds State’s Right to Protect Ducks from Cruelty of Foie Gras
In a monumental victory for ducks, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived the state’s landmark law banning the sale of foie gras.September 15, 2017 Press Release -
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of USDA in Foie Gras Case
On Dec. 14, 2016, a federal judge granted summary judgment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a lawsuit to compel the agency to declare foie gras a diseased product unsuitable for human consumption, thereby removing it from the food supply.January 27, 2017 Animal Law Update -
Statement Regarding ALDF et. al. v. USDA et. al.
Regarding the case ALDF et. al. v. USDA et. al., the Animal Legal Defense Fund is gratified that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California upheld the organization's standing to bring its suit against USDA regarding foie gras.December 15, 2016 Press Release -
Hearing Today in Lawsuit Compelling USDA to Pull Foie Gras From Shelves
Today the District Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit by the Animal Legal Defense Fund on the issue of foie gras.August 15, 2016 Press Release
