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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Sep. 4, 2013

9th Circuit affirms ban on force feeding ducks

Ducks got a break from the 9th Circuit on Friday as a panel let stand California's novel anti-animal cruelty law banning sale of foods made by force feeding the birds.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Ducks got a break from the 9th Circuit on Friday as a panel let stand California's novel anti-animal cruelty law banning sale of foods made by force feeding the birds. The law specifically targets the fattened liver product called foie gras. The panel rejected challenges by Canadian and New York duck farmers and by a California restaurant that serves foie gras. It affirmed U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson of Los Angeles, who dec...

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