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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-07-12; City Council; 20624; Commending restaurantsCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL 10 AB# 20,624 MTG. 7-12-11 DEPT. CM COMMENDING RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE REMOVED FOIE GRAS FROM THEIR MENUS DEPT. DIRECTOR ^ 3t CITY ATTORNEY <£&- CITY MANAGER \jj^- RECOMMENDED ACTION: 2011-169 commending restaurants that have removed foie gras fromAdopt Resolution No. their menus. ITEM EXPLANATION: Foie gras, or "fattened liver," is made by force feeding ducks or geese large quantities of food for three to four weeks until the birds' livers have expanded to over ten times their healthy size. After being force fed to this point, the birds struggle to breathe and walk under their own weight. The cities of San Diego, San Francisco, West Hollywood, Berkeley and Solana Beach have passed resolutions commending restaurants for removing this product of animal cruelty. FISCAL IMPACT: None. EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution No. 2011-169 commending restaurants that have removed foie gras from their menus. DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Greg Hermann 760-434-2958 greg.hermann(5)carlsbadca.gov FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY. COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED DENIED CONTINUED WITHDRAWN AMENDED XD D D D CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN RETURNED TO STAFF OTHER -SEE MINUTES D D D D 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2011-169 2 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD COMMENDING RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE 3 REMOVED FOIE GRAS FROM THEIR MENUS 4 5 WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad has a strong commitment to protect the health 6 and welfare of all animals; and 7 WHEREAS, this commitment is shared throughout the state as legislators seek 8 to enact effective legislation to prevent the inhumane treatment of animals; and 9 WHEREAS, in 2004 the California legislature passed Cal. Health & Safety Code 10 § 25980, et. seq., which will make it illegal to sell or produce foie gras from force fed 11 birds in California, effective 2012, because of concerns for animal welfare. At least 12 fifteen countries have banned foie gras production, and only a few still produce it; and WHEREAS, all animal protection groups recognize foie gras as inherently cruel, 15 including the Animal Protection and Rescue League (APRL), Humane Society of the 16 United States (HSUS), American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 17 (ASPCA), and In Defense of Animals (IDA); and 18 WHEREAS, foie gras, or "fattened liver," is made by force feeding ducks or geese large quantities of food for three to four weeks until the birds' livers have 20 expanded to over ten times their healthy size. After being force fed to this point, the 21 birds struggle to breathe and walk under their own weight; and 22 WHEREAS, the cities of San Diego, San Francisco, West Hollywood, Berkeley 23 and Solana Beach have passed resolutions commending restaurants for removing this 25 product of animal cruelty; and 26 WHEREAS, San Diego County voters approved Proposition 2, the Prevention of 27 Farm Animal Cruelty Act, by a wide margin of 65% in 2008; and 28 1 WHEREAS, in April 2008, the prestigious Pew Commission on Industrial Farm 2 Animal Production concluded a 2.5-year study of American animal agriculture with unanimous findings from its 15 members, chaired by former Kansas governor John 4 Carlin and including, among others, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman, 5 former Dean of the Univ. of Tennessee's College of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Michael 6 Blackwell. The Commission recommended that a number of factory farm practices be 7 stopped, including force feeding ducks and geese to make foie gras; and8 9 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Carlsbad commends restaurants for removing foie gras from their menus and supports 11 California Health & Safety Code § 25980, which takes effect July 2012 to ban this cruel 12 product. 14 // 15 // 16 17 18 19 " 20 " 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 12th day of July, 2011, by the following vote to wit: AYES: Council Members Hall, Kulchin, Blackburn, Douglas and Packard. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. MATKHA'LL', Mayor ATTEST: LORRAINE M. (SEAL) OD> Ci All Rc.v.vc-AgendaItem# (ft Kira Lin berg .. , „* riiiiLiiTi.fuiuiuiiuuufiliij. From: Nadine Spier [lovetoweave@cox.net] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 2:48 PM To: Council Internet Email Subject: goodforyou! ! ! ! i just want to add my support to Keith Blackburns resolution to commend restaurants that remove foie gras from their menus, its a horrifically cruel method of producing food, right on keith!!!!!!!! Nadine Spier 1042 N. El Camino Real # B184 Encinitas CA 92024 (760) 944-9369 lovetoweave @ cox.net www.nadinespier.com Kira Linberg From: denise buelteman [dbuelteman@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 6:36 PM To: Council Internet Email Subject: :l support resolution AB#20,624 commending restaurants that have removed foie gras from their menu: Dear Carlsbad City Council, My name is Denise Buelteman and I am a long time resident of North County San Diego. I am writing in support of Councilmember Keith Blackburn and AB #20,624 the resolution commending restaurants that have removed foie gras, and supporting the statewide ban on this cruel product that is to take effect next year. I currently live in Encinitas, but frequently visit the City of Carlsbad for fine dining and shopping. Thank you for reading this letter. Sincerely, Denise Buelteman 1006 Sidonia Street Encinitas, CA 92024 760-710-7782 Kira Linberg From: waterloo66@netzero.net Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 9:17 PM To: Council Internet Email Subject: foie gras I commend restrants for removing foie gras from thier restrants. It is a horrible practice that must be stopped. Carolee Hill Oceanside Kira Linberg From: E T [et_11_11 ©yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 7:58 PM To: Council Internet Email Subject: Please Ban Foie Gras Dear Carlsbad City Council, Please support Councilmember Keith Blackburn in sponsoring an APRL resolution commending restaurants that have removed foie eras, and supporting the statewide ban on this cruel product that is to take effect next year. I SUPPORT AB#20.624. Thank you for passing legislation that will commend restaurants for removing this product of force-feeding cruelty. Sincerely, Eileen Tefft Kira Linberg From: Catherine Miuller [catherin-muller@att.net] Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:49 AM To: Council Internet Email Subject: support for AB#20,624 Dear Council Members Thank you for supporting the ban on foie gras, and for supporting the statewide ban on this cruel product I cannot make the council meeting, but want to show my approval and support for AB 20,264. Catherine Muller 2607 Pirineos way Unit 106 Carlsbad, CA 92009 Kira Lin berg From: Terry Ann Cox [Terry.Cox@sharp.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:21 PM To: Council Internet Email Subject: SUPPORT AB#20,624 I support this bill. I live in Oceanside. Terry Ann Cox (aka Powell) Clinical Trials Financial Analyst Sharp Healthcare 8695 Spectrum Center Blvd. San Diego, CA 92123 (858) 499-4647 (office) (858) 499-3105 (fax) terry.cox@sharp.com NOTICE: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and is only for whom it was intended. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver the message to the intended recipient, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If this communication has been received in error, please immediately notify Sharp HealthCare at the telephone number listed above.