United Kingdom-Animal Rights in London.

UNITED KINGDOM-ANIMAL WELFARE AT IT AGAIN.

Animal welfare group PETA has revealed plans to sabotage Selfridge’s 100th anniversary celebrations with a campaign against the sale of foie gras.

This evening, PETA is planning to illuminate the department-chain’s flagship Oxford Street store with a giant projection of a bird being held by the throat to be force-fed along with the message "Selfridges: Stop Selling Foie Gras From Force-Fed Birds – PETA".

The group hopes to draw the public’s attention to Selfridges’ sale of foie gras, which it argues is "a cruel delicacy". The sale of foie gras, which is produced by force-feeding ducks and geese, is illegal in the UK and, according to PETA, 60% of Britons believe that sales of foie gras should also be banned in the UK.

Following years of campaigning by animal rights groups, all major supermarkets have removed foie gras from their shelves and Selfridges’ rival House of Fraser has also stopped selling it. Prince Charles has spoken out against the controversial speciality and it has been removed from all Royal menus.

"Selfridges may be celebrating its 100th birthday, but the ducks and geese who die for the foie gras sold at Selfridges are abused by having pipes shoved down their throats in their very first few months of life", says PETA Europe director Robbie LeBlanc. "Businesses throughout the UK have rejected selling foie gras out of concern for the birds’ abuse, so when will Selfridges follow suit?"