Police clamp down on animal lovers picketing the Nottingham restaurants still serving the product dubbed torture in a tin.
Once again on Friday (14/12/07), Nottingham Animal Rights were protesting against the cruelty of Foie Gras outside the last few restaurants in Nottingham that persist in serving it. The production of this unhealthy pate made of diseased goose or duck liver, is so barbaric (involving force feeding a factory farmed bird until their liver swells to ten times its natural size) that it has been banned in the UK and most of mainland Europe, however sale of imports is still legal.
Once again the police having only consulted with the restaurant and not spoken to the activists to obtain a more balanced perspective, attempted to suppress the protest, this time by using section 14 of the public order act 1986. Various assembly conditions were imposed by several officers on the scene including a ban on the use of megaphones, and eventually the protesters were told they could only continue their protest from a distance (a little further down and on the opposite side of the road) where they could not talk to customers of the restaurant in question.
The following day (15/12/07) saw further actions as part of a national day of action against Foie Gras.
In Nottingham now only Merchants (part of the Lace Market hotel), French Living and Alea (a casino), have this unpopular item on the menu.
Once again the police having only consulted with the restaurant and not spoken to the activists to obtain a more balanced perspective, attempted to suppress the protest, this time by using section 14 of the public order act 1986. Various assembly conditions were imposed by several officers on the scene including a ban on the use of megaphones, and eventually the protesters were told they could only continue their protest from a distance (a little further down and on the opposite side of the road) where they could not talk to customers of the restaurant in question.
The following day (15/12/07) saw further actions as part of a national day of action against Foie Gras.
In Nottingham now only Merchants (part of the Lace Market hotel), French Living and Alea (a casino), have this unpopular item on the menu.
great campaign despite free speech attacks by police bosses
21.12.2007 07:28
Police are sadly allying themselves against totally non violent, non invasive protesters who haven't even blockaded or engaged in property damage.
Just shows how desperate & sad these restuarants & police are for choosing to stop free speech.
Wonder if they sent legal threats to the sad nazi combat18 website Redwatch which has picture of a foi gras demo in Nottingham. If any nonviolent animal rights or peace group had put up a picture of an animal abuser,calling for non violent action they have the FBI or M15 booting their door down.
Why are redwatch & BNP as well religious extremists allowed to openly threaten & use violence against protesters & get away with it still?,
then hide behind free speech?.
The police are now finding out though despite their loyalty to government & corporations promises to them on pay have been betrayed.
If only they stood up for human rights, fairness & against corporate exploitation & ignored crap corporate law, maybe they would get a lot of support
JJ
come on
22.12.2007 01:36
Because both they and the police are fascist organisations.
Simple stuff.
madas
this aweful practise must be stopped
22.12.2007 18:47
Fantastic info on FG is why I keep coming back to the top media source in Nottingham. Keep up the good journalism !
sen
Another seller of FG (sadly)
23.12.2007 18:14
AR supporter