New York City and state fight over foie gras ban
by Edward Helmore in New York from on (#6ECFD)
Mayor Eric Adams pushes for ban but animal rights activists say Governor Kathy Hochul is in the pocket' of the industry
Ducks are back on New York's political minds, close to four years after the city under former mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill banning the sale and serving of foie gras in New York City, part of what he and his successor, Mayor Eric Adams, portrayed as an animal rights issue.
The days of foie gras are gone and foie-gotten in New York City," Adams tweeted in 2019 after the law was passed.
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