Call Duck Assocation:News and Welfare

Call Duck Association: News and Welfare
	Revealed: Inside the UK’s chicken sheds: A new investigation by Compassion in World Farming exposes the horrendous conditions of the UK's chicken sheds. In the week before Channel 4's Food Week (7 – 14 January) which sees celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall lift the lid on intensive chicken production, Compassion in World Farming teamed up with The Independent newspaper to reveal the horrific conditions which the average chicken has to face http://www.ciwf.org.uk/home/news-inside-chicken-sheds.shtml See also http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article3307570.ece and Chickens coming home to roost http://www.guardian.co.uk/animalrights/story/0,,2234346,00.html
	The Climate Change Bill is one of the most important pieces of legislation ever to go before the UK Parliament. However, as it stands, it is not strong enough. MPs listen to their constituents - that's why we need your support in calling for a strong, effective Climate Change Bill. Click on to WWF and support their campaign Want to do something about the foie gras industry? See what Compassion in World Farming has to say http://www.ciwf.org/home/news_foiegras.shtml http://www.ciwf.org.uk/campaigns/other_campaigns/exotic_foods.html Sign a petition to outlaw foie gras production in Hungary, Europe's second largest producer http://www.vierpfoten.org/website/output.php?id=1175&language=1# Force-feeding in Israel: In August 2003, the Supreme Court of Israel banned foie gras production and condemned force feeding of animals. This powerful video testimony documents the brutality of force feeding, and was released during the campaign which led to the Court’s decision. The voice over is in Hebrew, but the footage speaks for itself. See the video (click this link left) which is on http://www.stopgavage.com/en/videos.php *RSPCA News from the press office Friday 25 May 2007 It's Time To Ban The F-Word Foie Gras Nearly two-thirds of people in Britain (63 per cent) believe foie gras should be banned, according to a new poll commissioned by the RSPCA. The production of foie gras is not allowed under Britain's animal welfarelaws, but it is still imported and sold in the UK and is growing in popularity. Chloe Alexander, campaigner for the RSPCA said: "Foie gras means cruelty. Foie gras is produced from the livers of geese or ducks which have been restrained and force-fed unnatural amounts of food to make their livers grotesquely fatty and enlarged.Why not send your MP a copy of the RSPCA press release? “It’s comes from tortured ducks and geese, it’s a product of disease and it costs a fortune but some people still drool and dribble over foie-gras. It’s obtained by imprisoning birds in cages so tiny they can’t move, by forcing a pipe down their throats and force feeding them until their livers swell to ten times their natural size. There is always someone who’s ready to excuse barbarity and cruelty and that’s what those who eat it and those who sell it are doing. But there is no excuse and that’s why everyone should back Viva!’s campaign to make Britain foie-gras free. Viva: http://www.viva.org.uk/campaigns/foiegras/intro.html FOIE GRAS, enjoyed as a luxury since ancient Egyptian times, may be linked to the onset of diseases including Alzheimer’s, type 2 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers have suggested http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article1942949.ece How commercial duck is reared in the UK http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=3737310359930116161 Chief Veterinary Officers from across the world are backing the move towards a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare which is supported by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and is being recognized by a growing number of government authorities and international organisations. To find out more about the Universal Declaration for Animal Welfare visit the Animals Matter website http://www.animalsmatter.org/ and sign the petition. Surely the CVOs won't support gavage?**