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Pearl Brasserie restaurant hoses and threatens peaceful anti-foie gras protesters

category dublin | animal rights | press release author Sunday May 18, 2008 14:07author by Laura Broxson - National Animal Rights Associationauthor email naracampaigns at gmail dot comauthor address PO Box 11019, Dublin 2 Report this post to the editors

------------------PRESS RELEASE------------------

The Pearl Brasserie restaurant hoses and threatens peaceful anti-foie gras protesters

Contact National Animal Rights Association Spokesperson: Laura Broxson 086 8729 444

On Saturday 17th May, members of the National Animal Rights Association held a peaceful demonstration outside the Pearl Brasserie restaurant, on 20 Merrion Street Upper, Dublin 2. This was to protest the fact that this restaurant currently serves foie gras, which is made from the forcibly enlarged livers of ducks and geese - a 'delicacy' produced so barbarically, that the production of it is banned in many E.U. States, including Ireland.

"Within minutes of starting the protest, we were sprayed with a hose by the staff of the restaurant, leaving many of us soaked - including a 16year old. The Pearl Brasserie staff found this very amusing - they stood at the windows laughing." Says spokesperson for the group, Laura Broxson

"Then the Patron/Head Chef, Sebastien Masi, came out and started threatening us. Even stating that he'd 'do to us' what is done to the ducks and geese"

"We called the police, and they had to explain Irish law to him - that we've every right to protest, and that he has no right to threaten us" she said.

"The incident hasn't put us off though, it has just revealed to us what type of people we're dealing with. We're more determined than ever to get foie gras out of Ireland, and we will be back to protest the Pearl Brasserie again" she added.

Foie Gras Facts:

Foie gras is made from the forcibly enlarged livers of ducks and geese. Only males are used for foie gras, because they produce larger livers. Females are killed upon hatching, by being either drowned, beaten or crushed to death.

A long metal pipe is rammed down the throats of these ducks and geese, 2 - 3 times a day, to force-feed them a total of 7lbs of grain. This soon results in their livers swelling to up to 10 times their normal size - which is actually a serious disease called hepatic lipidosis.

The metal pipe sometimes ruptures the oesophagus, causing many birds to die, choking on the blood that then fills their lungs. The amount of feed pumped down their throats causes enormous internal pressure, causing some birds to literally burst. Others become so weak that they are unable to move or die a slow, painful, and premature death by suffocating on the inhalation of regurgitated feed. In fact, because of the massive toll taken on the birds during the force-feeding process, the average pre-slaughter mortality rate is up to twenty times higher than on other poultry factory farms.

In addition to enduring force-feeding, the ducks and geese also suffer the same neglectful and abusive treatment of other factory-farmed animals such as overcrowding and mutilations (their beaks are cut off). They are kept in either group or individual cages, made solely from wire or plastic-mesh. Unable to feel the sun on their backs or ground beneath their feet, their cages are so small that they cannot fully stand or stretch their wings. To make matters worse, they are housed without access to swimming water even though ducks need to be able to immerse themselves in water to remain healthy. Access to water on these farms is so limited that they cannot clean their nostrils and eyes, which can lead to blindness. They have no chance to carry out any of their natural instincts, which include interacting in social groups, keeping themselves clean, nurturing their young, and exploring their surroundings.

After living an unbelievably horrific and painful life, they then have to go through a violent death by having their throats slit whilst hung upside-down.

Related Link: http://www.naracampaigns.org
author by cat loverpublication date Sun May 18, 2008 17:52author address author phone Report this post to the editors

To attack and threaten protesters like that is disgraceful, who are these people and dont they know that we still have (at the moment while our constitution remains) a right to protest in this country. Well done to NARA always fronting new campaigns and determined as ever.

author by gardwatchpublication date Sun May 18, 2008 19:05author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Now if one of the protesters had thrown water at the staff or at the chef the guards would have been quick enough to haul the protesters away, possibly to be charged with assault. But it seems that it's ok for a commercial operation to assault the protesters.

So much for people being equal before the law.

author by TMcGpublication date Sun May 18, 2008 19:32author address author phone Report this post to the editors

That's loopy. This place should be closed by the gardaí as a threat to public order. Any pictures?

author by Michael Gallagher - Photographerpublication date Mon May 19, 2008 17:22author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Make an official complaint and take them to court. Worth at least €5,000.

I only want 10%. ;-)

author by Laura Broxson - National Animal Rights Associationpublication date Mon May 19, 2008 18:21author email naracampaigns at gmail dot comauthor address PO Box 11019, Dublin 2author phone Report this post to the editors

Absolutely - if any of us had done what they did, we would have most certainly been arrested!! So yes, we've sent an official complaint about what happened to Pearse Street Garda Station - so hopefully things will be taken further now.

Thanks for the support, we'll keep you all posted with any progress we make!

Related Link: http://www.naracampaigns.org
author by Concerned citizenpublication date Mon May 19, 2008 20:12author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Dreadful attack by this awful man. No respect for either animal or human rights. As always the animal rights protesters were completely law-abiding so they shouldn't have been assaulted.

author by pro bonopublication date Thu May 22, 2008 18:08author address author phone Report this post to the editors

noticed bono's fancy gaff at templebar offers the poor and others this delicacy at reasonable cost

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