With the approach of the end of year celebrations, the town hall of Grenoble announced that it had banned foie gras from its official events and from its school canteens, announced the animal defense association Peta on Tuesday, November 30.
The municipal team of Eric Piolle (EELV) is thus in the same situation as the city of Strasbourg, which took this decision in July 2020.
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“
It’s a product based on the worst possible practices. It is not a French tradition, but rather a French shame to continue the production of foie gras
”, explained to France 3 Sandra Krief, municipal councilor of Grenoble delegated to the animal condition. “
The Peta census shed light on this decision. But the town hall had already made this choice during the first mandate of Eric Piolle, in 2014
”, also explains the municipal councilor.
Jeanne Barseghian, EELV mayor of Strasbourg, also made this decision as soon as she took office in July 2020, in the name of "
animal welfare
". "
The protocol service of the Strasbourg town hall (...) particularly ensures compliance with this approach in line with our animal welfare policy
", she said in November, before being greeted by the Brigitte Foundation. Bardot. “
Force-feeding causes suffering and illness, an unnatural practice which must be prohibited!
“, Reacted on Twitter his spokesperson, Christophe Marie.
La Peta, for its part, qualifies the ban on foie gras from official receptions in Grenoble as "
good news for palmipeds
".
The association now hopes to bring the animal cause to Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier and Nantes so that their mayors “
act so that foie gras is never on the menu again during municipal events.
".
The city of Villeurbanne, near Lyon, has already passed the course, advances the Peta.