Playground, a restaurant located in Santa Ana, California, plans to host a foie gras eating contest on Saturday, August 18th. A law banning sales of foie gras in California went into effect on July 1, 2012. Restaurants can face fines of up to $1,000 for serving foie gras, a food produced by force-feeding ducks and geese through tubes inserted down their throats.
Playground claims that they are not violating the law because they are not selling foie gras. However, they are charging a fee to compete, which is essentially the same thing as exchanging money for foie gras. The contest exists to defy the foie gras ban, and is taking advantage of a loophole in the law.
A foie gras eating contest would be unhealthy and wasteful, as the fatty food is typically consumed in small portions as a delicacy. Allowing it to continue would undermine California law and encourage copycat events. Please sign the petition to urge Santa Ana officials to stop the foie gras eating contest.
Dear Santa Ana Officials,
It has come to our attention that Playground, a restaurant located in Santa, Ana, California, plans to host a foie gras eating contest on Saturday, August 18th. As you know, a law banning sales of foie gras in California went into effect on July 1, 2012.
Playground claims that they are not violating the law because they are not selling foie gras. However, they are charging a fee to compete, which is essentially the same thing as exchanging money for foie gras. The contest exists to defy the foie gras ban, and is taking advantage of a loophole in the law.
A foie gras eating contest would be unhealthy and wasteful, as the fatty food is typically consumed in small portions as a delicacy. Allowing it to continue would undermine California law and encourage copycat events. We respectfully urge you to put a stop to the event. Thank you for taking the time to read and consider our petition.
