PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An ordinance that would have clamped down on foie gras in Portland was blocked earlier this year, but the effort hasn’t seen its last days.
A recent study from Colorado State University’s Animal-Human Policy Center determined that 89% of respondents were either moderately or strongly in favor of a ban against the sale of poultry, namely ducks or geese, that were force-fed.
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The report came weeks after Portland City Council’s Arts and Economy Committee rejected an ordinance to ban local businesses from offering the luxury delicacy. At the time, Councilor Mitch Green — who introduced the policy alongside Council President Jamie Dunphy — said he would propose the ban to the full council at a later date.
That later date is now expected to come in April, according to Green’s Chief of Staff Maria Gabrielle Sipin…