Duck Farms Fight Foie Gras Ban | Albany News

Two Hudson Valley duck farms are locked in a seven-year legal battle to overturn New York City’s foie gras ban, arguing it’s existential for their businesses—potentially forcing layoffs of 75% of their workforce and draining hundreds of thousands in legal fees. They claim city officials toured their facilities to debunk media portrayals, insisting gavage is done with care and is essential to their livelihood. While state regulators and a judge initially sided with the farms, saying the ban violates state farming laws, an appellate court overturned that, ruling the ban only indirectly affects farms and thus is permissible. Now, the farms are racing to get the case before the state’s highest court to reverse that decision. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ec5baa72c993c16c