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WELL KNOWN SOUTH AFRICAN SUPPORTERS OF THE NO FOIE GRAS SA CAMPAIGN |
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Cape Town Executive Mayor, Alderman Dan Plato
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Mayor Plato signed the pledge on his behalf, and on behalf of the City that no City function will serve Foie Gras.
files/mayor%20plato%20pledge%20nfg.pdf
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Faizal Sayed
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I believe in the idea of whatever you do unto others will come back to you somehow.However, I do not restrict this to what man does to man only, but also to what man does to any of the creation.
- Executive Producer & TV Show Host
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JM Coetzee
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| John Maxwell "J.M." Coetzee, Author, and Nobel Prize winner supports the banning of Foie Gras
Please add my name to your list of protestors. Force-feeding geese for the delectation of the human palate is a repellent practice, and the sooner it is banned the better. - JM Coetzee
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Alex Jay
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| South African DJ and Television celebrity Alex Jay has signed the pledge to never support Foie Gras.
"NO TA to Foie Gras" - Alex Jay
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Chris Chameleon
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Personally, i wouldn't tolerate foie gras at my table and would ask others in my company to respect my view on this and i would leave a table where it is served. - Chris Chameleon
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Jonothan Balcombe
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| Jonothan Balcombe (Ph.D), The author of the book "The Use of Animals in Higher Education. Problems, Alternatives, and Recommendations" and 'Pleasurable Kingdom' has signed the pledge to not support Foie Gras. |
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Ralph van Pletzen
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'It's terribly cruel. And serving Foie Gras is dishing up a plate of disease at an exhorbitant price'
- Ralph van Pletzen - Master Chef
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Patricia Glyn
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| "We kill-clever apes have invented some pretty disgusting ways of abusing animals over the course of time, but the method of producing Foie Gras must rank as one of the most heinous of all. How people can put that 'agony pate' down their throats is anathema to me." - Patricia Glyn |
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Dion Chang
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| "Much like veal, if you eat foie gras you are essentially ingesting a product that can only be produced by extreme cruelty. You ingest the stress hormones that the animal produces, and you in turn feed that toxin into your body." - Dion Chang
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Graham Howe
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I believe the sale and production of foie gras as a culinary delicacy in South Africa should be banned on the grounds of animal cruelty. I challenge all chefs and food critics to take the no foie gras pledge
- Graham Howe, food and wine editor, gourmet columnist for many publications.
View Pledge (PDF - right click, "Save Target As")
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Tobie Cronje
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| Tonie Cronje, South African award winning actor has signed the pledge to never support Foie Gras
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Robin Auld
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| Robin Auld, Zambian born singer/songwriter, poet and author has signed the pledge to never support Foie Gras.
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Lance Greyling
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| Lance Greyling, MP, Chief Whip of Independent Democrats has pledged to not support Foie Gras
"I would be honoured to affiliate myself with your campaign and I will certainly pledge not to eat or serve foie gras." - Lance Greyling
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Councillor James Vos
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| Councillor James Vos, Chairman of De Grendel Subcouncil, City of Cape Town has pledge to not support Foie Gras
"Many thanks for your very informative letter. I concur with you on this matter and share your concerns." - Councillor James Vos
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Louis Verwey - Chef Lu @ Onverwacht
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| "I know Foie Gras very well, because I almost lost my first job, because I refused to prepare it and the head chef almost killed me. I know the process of 'producing' Foie Gras and will never serve it on my menu. You have my full support." |
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Chris Mercer, Canned Lion Hunting
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"We certainly would never eat foie gras and are both vegetarians."
- Chris Mercer - Campaign Against Canned Hunting
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Christine Wessels Actress & Radio Sonder Grense Presenter
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'Foie Gras is a shameful product, eaten by shameless people with no sense of decency. Your campaign certainly has my support.'
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Celebrity Supporters
