Cruelty to Animals

The legendary rocker, Morrissey, posted a stirring message on his website, slamming the torture of birds for the production of foie gras.

PETA gave Fortnum & Mason the shameful award of Cruellest Retailer as a result of its sale of foie gras.

Rock legend Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of the Pretenders, is the latest celeb to passionately denounce Fortnum & Mason’s sale of foie gras.

Gordon Ramsay has been associated with the torture of thousands of ducks for the production of cruel foie gras.

A lot of Fortnum & Mason’s customers aren’t aware of the company’s cruel policies. Most people are compassionate at heart and hate the idea of animals suffering.

From across the Channel, Brigitte Bardot and French animal protection groups, representing tens of thousands of French citizens, have called out to Fortnum & Mason to end foie gras sales.

Fortnum & Mason’s carefully cultivated image – of a shop steeped in English tradition – took a major knock yesterday, thanks to a wave of PETA supporters!

On St George’s Day, PETA considers five great things that are English … and one that definitely Isn’t.

The “Forces’ sweetheart”, abhors inhumane foie gras, expressed her dismay after PETA US’ exposé of the high death rates and ill-treatment of birds during cross-Channel races.

Cross-channel pigeon racing’s chilling secret is the widespread killing of hundreds of thousands of birds each year – often by having their necks broken by untrained hobbyists.