Victory: No More Foie Gras at Giant Eagle February 23, 2007
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After receiving nearly 250,000 e-mails and countless phone calls from concerned shoppers, grocery store chain Giant Eagle today announced that it will no longer sell foie gras—a "delicacy" which is made by force-feeding ducks and geese until their livers swell up and become diseased—in any of its more than 200 stores in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, and Ohio. In a statement to PETA, the company confirmed that "Giant Eagle Market District stores have stopped the sale of foie gras."
This is a huge victory for the ducks and geese who suffer to make foie gras. With this compassionate decision, Giant Eagle follows in the footsteps of grocery store giant Whole Foods who also banned the sale of foie gras in its stores. Because of the cruelty involved in producing foie gras, the state of California, the city of Chicago, and more than a dozen nations worldwide have banned it entirely, and even the pope has condemned it.
A very big thank you to everyone who e-mailed and called Giant Eagle to voice your concern for the ducks and geese. Because of your hard work, the foie gras industry is one step closer to being a thing of the past.
-Noah
P.S. If you notice a store in your area selling foie gras, talk to the manager about how cruel it is, then e-mail peta2@peta2.com to let us know the name of the store.
Comments
very interesting. congrats PETA and everyone else who participated.
Posted by: peter at February 23, 2007 6:13 PMThat is great news! No more foie gras!
Posted by: Amelia at February 23, 2007 6:39 PMi just got the chills! i'm so glad i emailed them =)
Posted by: chelsea at February 23, 2007 7:04 PMcool im glad i helped animal and child abuse r the biggest and most ignored problemz in america.its time 2 end the power of conservitives who act like sumthing has traditionally happened like hunting it must continue.
Posted by: todd lissner at February 23, 2007 7:39 PMThanks everyone... Together we strive to end cruelty towards animal.
Posted by: Sharmila at February 23, 2007 8:12 PMThis was the best birthday present I could have received!
Posted by: kim at February 23, 2007 8:22 PMYay! Fantastic news!!!
Posted by: Sabdy at February 23, 2007 8:38 PMThis is a classic case of good VS. evil, and evil lost! Thank you to all compassionate people!
Posted by: Gene Maynard at February 23, 2007 8:39 PMI wish the Company Best of Luck.
Posted by: amit mittal at February 23, 2007 9:50 PMOMG YES!!! Thanks Peta2!!!!
Posted by: alessandra at February 24, 2007 1:40 AMYESS! Im so glad.
Posted by: sara at February 24, 2007 12:08 PMoh terrible!!!!!!
Posted by: barbara at February 24, 2007 1:26 PMi wish peace world reach the world and everyone would love animals and each other.
peace babes
hey thanks PETA for not suporting giant eagle, nobody should be force feed, it is just not fair, exactly not fair to kill animals for no reason, who would want to eat force fed animals? eww!! murderes! i hope your campaign really will work, i agree with you one hundred percent!!!
Posted by: michelle at February 24, 2007 8:09 PMRemember karma?
Posted by: Alex at February 24, 2007 9:25 PMwoohoo!
Posted by: larry at February 24, 2007 10:43 PMThere will be a day when human beings say "ew, our ancestors ate animals?!"
Posted by: Erica at February 24, 2007 11:17 PMThats great news, I am glad that I emailed them. No more foie gras!
Posted by: Heidi at February 25, 2007 2:55 AMwoot! so glad I emailed them....*does happy dance*
Posted by: Kiley at February 25, 2007 10:55 AMi'm so excited about this!
Posted by: Brookiis at February 25, 2007 11:05 AMThis is fab.! I think this is great! I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PETA AND EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED, congrads to all.
Thank you sooo much, PETA! You guys are phenomenal at protecting our animals! I am proud to be a supporter! Leslie
Posted by: at February 25, 2007 12:20 PMThanks for all of your hard work at saving our animals! Keep up the good work, PETA. I am proud to be a member.
Posted by: Leslie at February 25, 2007 12:22 PMThat's so great that they're not selling it anymore. It's nice to know that there are some people that are staying active.
Posted by: Brittany at February 25, 2007 1:09 PMi THINK IT WAS A GREAT IDEA..N THANKX FOR EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE!!!!!
Posted by: EVA at February 25, 2007 2:20 PMI want to thank everyone who made this happen!!! We did it together!
Posted by: Kate at February 25, 2007 5:07 PMthanks to our great work, we saved some of the geese in the world
Posted by: Julia at February 25, 2007 5:46 PMOh, yeah! See, first Prada fashion week stopping with fur and stuff, we are getting closer to animal safety. We still have a lot of work ahead of us, though.
Posted by: at February 25, 2007 8:02 PMthank you so much giant eagle for listening-also thank you peta!!! i am so glad that i am a part of this wonderful organization.
GOD BLESS all his creatures great and small
OMG THIS IS SO COOL! I CALLED THEM SO MANY TIMES AND EVERYTIME THEY JUST HANG UP I AM SO HAPPY!
Posted by: Jenzie at February 26, 2007 10:36 AMFantastic! Thank you PETA and everyone who helped. Just shows how powerful words can be! : )
Posted by: Scott at February 26, 2007 12:08 PMWell there you have it... This is proof that we can make a difference, and that, together, we can change the world. Congrats, fellow Street Teamers!
Posted by: Brett Perry at February 26, 2007 5:41 PMNo more foie gras thats great cause now the ducks and geese don't have to suffer. How would they like if someone forced them to eat....
Posted by: Michael at February 26, 2007 7:23 PMthat is soooo GREAT that just shows people still have a warm heart in this cold world
Posted by: Karen at February 26, 2007 9:43 PMI am so glad that I emailed them. Thanks to everyone who participated and especially thanky uo to PETA. I am so glad I am a member!!
Posted by: Lindsey at February 26, 2007 9:45 PMI love PETA!!
because of me, now all of my friends support too! :}
This is great, and put me in a fantastic mood!
that's horrible! we are all god's creatures. we all bleed and feel pain, this is our world to share and to do that to another being is horrible. i would never wish that apon any one...
Posted by: Becky at February 27, 2007 2:54 PMoooh man!! i was sooo stoked for this! and it actually happened! this rocks! this put me in the greatest mood ever! i'm so glad that this is done with. peta rocks!
.peace.love.unity.respect.
I am SOOOO happy that i was a part of the solution for once!! it feels so good to know that there will be no more torture to those duckies!! lets save all the duckies!!
Posted by: deadgrrl at February 28, 2007 7:32 PMthank you for coming to your senses about the horrible treatment that these animals go through. KEEP ON SAVIN', FELLOW VEGETARIANS!
Posted by: Jessicita at March 3, 2007 6:30 PMYes, we won, peole do care !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Ashley at March 6, 2007 10:36 PMI can sleep at night because of PETA! It is so wonderful that you are in all places that you need to be. This is a better world because of you. I am so thankful for you. I don't know what animal lovers would do without you.
Thank you Peta
thats great that everything is going great keep up the work, its all worth it
Posted by: brandon at March 8, 2007 1:41 PMYay!I'm so happy I sent an e-mail =D (And thanks to everyone else that did too!Every e-mail counts!!)
Posted by: sheba at March 9, 2007 2:53 PMAnyone that eats that crap is messed up in the head. I'm happy Giant Eagle dosn't carry it anymore, It will save so many animals. Who would want to eat a 'fatty liver' ewww gross
Posted by: Kerilee at March 12, 2007 8:44 AMPETA for life!!
Together we´ll make it work!
PETA, thank you so much for taking the inituative to speak up for animals who can not speak for themselves. Without you guys we would have a lot less of the cute animals we have today.
Thanks again!
i am ashammed of the states and im in one of them... i cant believe it i have been a proud supporter of PETA for over 5 years and im passin it on and more of my friends ar in PETA. thank you for opening my eyes and others.
Posted by: courtney at March 19, 2007 5:36 PMGood things like this happen when people join together to take a stand against animal cruelty! Spread the word Vegans and animal lovers!
Posted by: Mac at March 20, 2007 9:21 PMWAY TO GO EVERYONE!!!! VEGANS TAKE A STAND!!!
Posted by: Veronica at March 20, 2007 9:25 PMWay to go guyz!!! Vegetarians take a stand!!!
Posted by: Megan at March 22, 2007 11:48 AMthis is the kind if thing that upsets me! why can't people just leave all animals alone. people do not have kids to hurt them and kill them and eat them, so what gives people the right to do it to animals...
Posted by: Patricia at March 22, 2007 3:20 PMTo GIANT EAGLE,
Hey "Giant Eagle", stop with the whole foie gras thing.
It is mean to animals, so just let it go and stop it NOW...and fast because it is just unfair to animals and all the people who care about animals.
Here are some examples about who CARES about ANIMALS:
1. Every vegetarian in the world
2. Every member of PETA
3. Every member of PETA KIDS
4. Every member of PETA 2
And I am sure that none of those examples like what you are doing so STOP..and STOP NOW!
So please take my advise and stop...or else someone will stop it for you.
Thank you for your time.
I LOVE ANIMALS!
YOU SHOULD TOO!
PASS IT ON!
ANIMALS FOREVER!
JOIN IN ON THE ANIMAL LOVE...FOREVER...BECOME A MEMBER OF PETA...STOP EATING MEAT...IT IS CRUEL AND UNCALLED FOR.
KNOCK IT OFF!
I love animals,
Charlee Martin
Yes!
Victory at last!
Thanks to Peta and every body else there will be no more for foie gras at Giant Eagle.
You all rock!
Posted by: Charlee Martin at March 22, 2007 9:04 PMI heard that they temporarily removed Foie Gras from their stor because of issues with availability, shelf space and other things not associated with sone petition.
Time paradox?
Posted by: Richard C. Mongler at March 23, 2007 3:57 PMSAVE THE DUCKIES!!
Posted by: Patty at March 24, 2007 4:24 PMGreat news!!!!
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The Day will come when there will be no more cruelity on this planet. Thanks PETA.
Posted by: geetika at February 23, 2007 5:53 PM