15th August 2008 - Foie Gras Free Nottingham [Update]

With news of a new restaurant (Vienna) on the Nottingham dining scene, and foie gras on the menu Nottingham Animal Rights were keen to make contact to discuss the realities of foie gras and our 'foie gras free Nottingham' initiative.

Our first pledge...

After a informative and polite letter, Vienna chose to remove foie gras from their menu, at least for now. We hope to discuss the matter further with the restaurant with the hope of securing a pledge to support our on-going initiative.

Keen to do our best for the millions of ducks and geese that suffer incredible cruelty to produce this ethically dubious 'dish', we went on a little tour of Nottingham's restaurants to discuss foie gras and collect as many pledges as possible! Just for a little twist, we went at it business stylee - suited and ready to rock and roll.

Chino Latino, who have previously sold foie gras, were the first on our tour. Five minutes later and we held a pledge to go foie gras free! Although, for Nottingham residents NB the sample menu on the outside does still list foie gras - we have been assured and seen the current menu and foie gras is off the menu.

Other restaurants which currently do not serve foie gras, but have done in the past, include Alea casion and restaurant, World Service and French Living. Unfortunately, nor Alea Casino nor World Service were able or interested in signing such a pledge at this point - we have however been invited to engage in further dialogue. Sadly, French Living were unwilling to comment nor discuss foie gras.

Merchants, regrettably, continue to offer foie gras - they were, however, courteous and willing to meet with our representatives. We sincerely hope that Merchants may, with other restaurants in the city already deciding that foie gras is well and truely off the menu, may yet choose to get involved with our 'foie gras free nottingham' initiative.

To end on a lighter note, as our first evening out in our suits, skirts, and night wear, we were pleasantly amused to receive, amongst other things; an invite into an exclusive bar in the Lace Market and a warm greeting and offer of table and wine list at Merchants. At Alea management radioed security a little confused, 'are they gathered outside all in black?'

A good night out, we will continue to work towards a foie gras free nottingham. If you would like to get involved with forthcoming events please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Peace, Love & Compassion

Nottingham Animal Rights

Alex
e-mail: alex@saac.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.myspace.com/nottinghamanimalrights

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tell us Merchant's details

16.08.2008 22:50

What are Merchant's details ?????

ALF

more info

16.08.2008 23:03

We want more info about the Lace Market Hotel ???

Publish the info about this and Merchants......................

ALF

Nottingham Animal Rights...

16.08.2008 23:53

PUBLIC NOTICE:

Nottingham Animal Rights is a legitimate, entirely peaceful & exclusively legal group and in no way condones any illegal or illicit activities.

We are currently in amicable discussions with the restaurants in Nottingham that have or are currently serving foie gras. Merchants were unable to comment further on Friday as their manager wasn't working that night, but those we spoke to were courteous, and receptive to the foie gras free Nottingham initiative and invited us to arrange a meeting with the manager at a later date to discuss our concerns. N.B. This is a positive and tangible step forward for our group, and we are very much optimistic about the potential benefits of diplomatic relations and polite dialogue.

In no way do we condone illegal activity, and would view such activity as to the detriment of our current peaceful and legal campaigning.

Regards.

Alex & Sammy on behalf of
Nottingham Animal Rights

Alex & Sammy
Homepage: http://www.myspace.com/nottinghamanimalrights

Thanks

17.08.2008 00:12

Okay, but if talks break down, just publish here and let us know.

ALF

Help at hand

17.08.2008 01:53

http://www.lacemarkethotel.co.uk/location.html

The link was on the right of the Enquiries page, all the best ;-)

ALEX: Are you really putting you and your friends popularity, restaurant/media relations before the liberation of the animals? One action and the dish could be gone, but you would much rather wait a few days, weeks or months to keep things sweet right?

Here's some news for you - it's not up to you. If it were up to the individuals in question, then they'd probably ask for you to get rid of it by all means necessary (and also to make the Nazi's stop putting metal pipes down their throats all together).

By the looks of things, ALF Yorkshire have been getting FGFN sorted more than most groups and campaigns, so I don't really see what the problem is...they keep returning.

Antispe-ALF
Homepage: http://www.AnimalLiberationFront.com

In reply to alex and antispe-ALF

17.08.2008 16:05

You two seem to be missunderstood

The Situation is this

Although Nottingham Animal rights members/supporters may support the ALF (such as myself) ,but as a group we neither support or condone the ALF.

In other words If anyone would like to Act on behalf of The ALF in Nottingham, dont involve Nottingham animal rights wether your one of our members of not.

This is for 1 simple reason, which is 'We are Nottingham Animal Rights not ALF Nottingham Cell'.

The Same goes with SHAC,PETA,SPEAK ect. the people working for theese orginisations probably support the ALF however campaign groups need to keep a good PR, thus wont tell a guy naming himself ALF the location of a foie gras restraunt, just do your own research.

Dave B (Nottingham Animal Rights)

Did the ALF actually cut the wings off a bird for their SAS style logo?

17.08.2008 17:14

or was that a psychopathological semiotic oversight?

or even more sinister was it meant to send us to research the logo of one of the most efficient death squads in Western history & read :-

"The SAS pattern parachute wings were designed by Lieutenant Jock Lewes and based on the basic British Army design approved in 1940 but modified to reflect the Middle East origins of the new unit by the substitution of the stylised sacred Ibis wings of Isis of Egyptian iconography depicted in the décor of Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo."

curious

Re: Nazi enthusiast

18.08.2008 00:04

Its not symbolic of whatever death squads you are referring to (the ALF are the ones trying to stop death squads!). Its because wings are symbolic of freedom, because wings=flying away, thats why they are used...ever wondered why WARN's logo is with a bird, and other groups also?

It should be obvious that its symbolic to the ideology that ALF "needs no words"; the use of boltcutters alone will take us to total liberation.

I'm not sure why that comment was left, its either a vague attempt to promote Nazism, or a pathetic attempt to slag of the animal rights movement...Bacon?

ALF

"view such activity as to the detriment"

18.08.2008 00:27

This is concerning...! Please don't speak on my behalf.

"we neither support or condone the ALF"

That's more like it...please listen to Dave about these issues Alex.

lab rat

injunctions

20.08.2008 22:54

Remember, that the gorgeously rotund and plum-voiced Timothy Lawson-Cruttenden has his cute little office boys and girls (hey Lacie, what ever happened to Rizwan...) spend half their day on sites like Indymedia trawling up "evidence" that they can use to turn into injunctions which they then go to companies to offer injunctions under the Protection from Harassment Act - plus he charges £180 per hour on their behalf. Now that's a nice wee earner.

Fancy getting a bite of the action - why not ask him at

tim@harrassment.co.uk. Tell him that Stevie Pearl from NETCU said to get in touch when he realized he couldn't offer you enough to be a police grass.

If you don't fancy that job, then watch out about what you comment on - not everything needs to be for public consumption. Some things have to be fronted for reasons that are not always apparent; the rest is just divisive debate that misses the pragmatic issues to hand. Its not censorship, it's political nous.

FTP