A Promise Made. A Promise at Risk.
The UK Government pledged to ban the importation of cruel foie gras. Now reports suggest they may quietly abandon that commitment. Your MP has the power to change that.
Meet your minister – Dame Angela Eagle MP for Wallasey
Dame Angela Eagle is the Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), with responsibilities including food security and rural affairs. As a senior minister within the Government, she holds influence over DEFRA’s position on trade, food policy, and animal protection standards. She has spoken directly on the question of foie gras and the UK’s approach to animal protection standards.
She has publicly acknowledged the cruelty involved in foie gras production and its incompatibility with animal welfare standards. That makes her position on this issue all the more significant – and her constituents’ voices all the more important.
“The Government shares the British public’s high regard for animal welfare and has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns. Foie gras production using force feeding has been banned in the UK for nearly 20 years as it is not compatible with our animal welfare legislation.“
– Dame Angela Eagle, Parliamentary Question, 17 March 2026
Take Action – Email Dame Angela Eagle today
Dame Angela Eagle has acknowledged the cruelty at the heart of foie gras production. Now it’s time to ask her to use her position to ensure the Government protects its ability to ban foie gras imports, including by securing a clear animal welfare carve-out in any UK–EU SPS agreement. As her constituent, your voice carries weight – ministers pay attention to emails from the people they represent.
- Fill in your name and email address below.
- Review and personalise the pre-written message if you wish – personal touches make all the difference. Please remember to keep it polite and include your address at the end of your email!
- Click open draft and then send your email, which will go directly to Dame Angela Eagle’s parliamentary inbox.
The fight to end foie gras in Britain
Animal Equality is campaigning for a UK foie gras import ban. We have delivered petitions, briefed parliamentarians, and gathered evidence from inside the farms where this product is made. The cruelty is documented and undeniable.
- Ducks and geese are force-fed significant quantities of grain per day via a metal pipe inserted directly into their throats, several times a day.
- Livers swell to ten times their natural size, approximately the size of a small football. Birds often cannot stand or breathe normally by the time they are slaughtered.
- Production is already banned in the UK, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, and over a dozen other countries – yet imports remain legal under current rules.
Learn more and sign the petition urging the UK Government to ban this cruel product:
END THE CRUELTY
Foie gras is immensely cruel. Its production causes ducks and geese severe physical and psychological pain. You can protect ducks and geese by opting for plant-based alternatives.