"In a ruling issued Thursday, the state Supreme Court's Appellate Division said the city can proceed with enforcing the ban, despite arguments that the ban could harm farms outside the city. Instead, the court wrote that local laws "frequently have the potential to create economic ripple effects that extend to other areas of the state, and beyond.""
"Thursday's court ruling is a "historic victory for animals," said Allie Taylor, who heads Voters For Animal Rights. "Today's ruling not only upholds the city's ability to make decisions in the best interest of its residents, human and nonhuman alike, but also shows the power of citizens coming together for justice and compassion.""
"Animal rights activists applauded the City Council's 2019 decision to pass a law banning the sale of foie gras, which is often made by force-feeding ducks and geese until their livers swell to an abnormally large size. But the law's implementation stalled after the state Department of Agriculture and Markets determined the ban infringed on the rights of upstate farmers."
New York City's 2019 ban on foie gras sales has been cleared to proceed after a state Supreme Court ruling rejected arguments that the prohibition infringed on upstate farmers' rights. The court determined that local laws can create economic effects beyond their jurisdiction without invalidating them. Animal rights activists celebrate the decision as a victory for animal welfare, citing concerns about force-feeding practices that enlarge duck and goose livers abnormally. The ban faced years of legal delays after the state Department of Agriculture opposed implementation. Foie gras producers, primarily two Hudson Valley farms, have opposed the restriction, arguing that force-feeding traditions date back centuries and that cruelty concerns are exaggerated.
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