Live and let live: ex-Bond star backs British foie gras ban

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2007

LONDON (AFP) — Former James Bond star Roger Moore on Thursday joined calls for a ban on the sale of foie gras in Britain.

The actor, who starred in films including "Live And Let Die" and "A View To A Kill", has written to lawmakers urging them to support calls for the move by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

"I wholeheartedly support this campaign and with your help, I believe that we will soon see an end to this brutal and inherently cruel 'delicacy,'" he wrote.

The letter and an accompanying DVD, which highlight the "cruel" process used to produce foie gras, also call on legislators to sign a parliamentary motion supporting a ban which has so far been backed by 83 of them.

The motion notes that, to produce the delicacy, "12 week...