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” It’s three points higher compared to a previous survey conducted in 2013, “said the association in a statement. Women (56%) and young people are largely in favor of the ban, according to the poll conducted December 17 and 18 with a sample of 1,032 people representative of the French population aged 18 years and over.
On the other hand, 29% of respondents said they refuse to buy foie gras for ethical reasons related to animal suffering, ten points more than in a previous survey conducted in 2009, unchanged 2013. The French are also surveyed 77% prefer to make foie gras obtained without feeding because of the suffering caused by forced feeding animals.
In 2013, the overall consumption of foie gras in France fell 3%, while the volume of purchases by households fell 5.6%, reports the association, adding that this is the third consecutive annual decline. L214 is an animal protection association that defends animals used in food consumption (meat, milk, eggs, fish).
A number of countries such as Denmark, Finland and Germany have banned foie gras production
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