Biggest foie gras farm stopped
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 2012: (Actually published on November 1, 2012.)
BEIJING, LONDON–A plan to build the world’s largest waterfowl farm and foie gras factory in Jiangxi province, China, appears to have been scuttled by global cooperation among animal advocates. “China’s Central People’s Broadcasting Station, quoting a local official, confirmed an end to the planned project,” Humane Society International China policy specialist Peter Li told ANIMAL PEOPLE on October 5, 2012. The Chinese state radio network report affirmed months of rumors that a project suspension announced in April 2012 would be made permanent. Read more