Despite groundless assurances about the ethical credentials of their foie gras, the Hop Pole pub on Upper Bristol Road in Bath provide no chain of supply certification for their ingredients, which no doubt involves the same cruelty and health abuses as the rest of the industry. And so, Bath Animal Action will soon be starting up a campaign to get the gastro/real ale pub to take the offending 'delicacy' off their menu.
Bizarrely sidestepping whatever niches that typical foie gras appeals to, the Hop Pole (of 7 Albion Buildings, Upper Bristol Road, Bath, BA1 3AR) are serving foie gras and pork sausage rolls as part of their lunch time menu, and claim to be 'looking forward' to the protests. No doubt, over the course of the campaign, we'll hear such memorable and contradictory one-liners as 'business has never been better now you've started protesting us' and 'we'll never take it off', alongside tales of heart-string tugging woe to the Bath Chronicle about how 'we're ruining their business'. It's a dirty job.

It would be nice to not have to start the campaign in the first place. If anyone wants to contact the manageress and urge her to choose the side of compassion, rather than cynical controversy, please contact her below at:

T 01225 446327
E hoppole@bathales.co.uk

And if you would like to join the campaign to rid Bath of foie gras, drop us an email at bathanimalaction[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]uk