My Arnold does it again!! :clap:
Schwarzenegger Signs 'Foie Gras' Bill
By JIM WASSERMAN, Associated Press Writer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will end the force feeding of ducks, geese and other birds to produce the gourmet liver product foie gras by 2012 under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzengger.
The bill will also ban the sale of foie gras in California starting that same year if it's obtained by force feeding birds.
Schwarzenegger, who received pleas from several celebrities, including former Beatle Paul McCartney, to sign the bill, said it gives producers more than seven years to "evolve and perfect a humane way for a duck to consume grain to increase the size of its liver through natural processes."
"If agricultural producers are successful in this endeavor, the ban on foie gras sales and production in California will not occur," he said in a statement.
Animal rights advocates called the governor's action "a major victory for the ducks and geese."
The state's lone farm engaged in the practice, Sonoma Foie Gras, also hailed it as a victory.
www.yahoo.com