Newsflash (not) – California is the
weirdest place on the planet.
Overfeeding Animals Is Not A Crime
I am personally friends with more than
one or two domestic felines and canines who are terribly overweight.
Yes, this does decrease the lifespan of said pet, and the owners know
it. When they (the animal, not the owner) hear any kitchen appliance
that might sound like a can opener or the crinkle of a paper bag,
they will happily come running.
This is, more or less, the same
reaction of water fowl (being raised for foie gras) when you shake
their bucket of grain.
Yes, they use a funnel to pour the
grain down the animal's mouth. Still, it is difficult to think of
this as cruelty if you have ever seen it.
The Political Ulterior Motive
The activists behind this curious law
are crazy: crazy like a fox. It is their credo that 'meat is murder',
and they are deadly serious about it. Banning foie gras is merely the
opening salvo of a long term effort to totally ban the consumption of
animals, and they picked something that is relatively easy to pass
legislatively. That this peculiar law passed muster is certainly a
feather in their cap, and they are planning the next move as we
speak; we will know of it in due course.
OK, Maybe It Is A Good Thing?
On the other hand, this peculiar law
has resurrected a tried and true American institution: the speakeasy.
It is fun to go to an illicit event or special place that only those
'in the know' can get in, and enjoy something very special and very
illegal. Plus, there is a brand new black market for duck/goose
liver? What fun!
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