California bans foie gras; foodies revolt
Implicit in the protests against the foie gras ban is the concept that everyone should be able to eat everything they want, regardless of the moral cost. I think we can say that the moral overhead is pretty high with foie gras, the production of which is banned in many countries on the grounds of humane treatment.
The entitlement from the foodie crowd is, I must say, a little difficult to swallow (if you'll pardon the pun). I don't think people have a right to eat whatever they want just because it is tasty. You have to draw the line somewhere, and a lot of people draw the line at force feeding animals. On the other side of that line are questionable foods like lobster (boiled alive), veal (unable to move), dancing shrimp (eaten alive), whale meat and other such morally suspect delicacies.
