Foie gras is achieved through the fattening of the liver of geese or ducks to around 10 times the liver’s normal size, with Veggy Malta describing it as “another barbaric animal agriculture”.

This includes a process called gavage, which is essentially like force-feeding, demanding ducks or geese to be force-fed to achieve foie gras. 

Through this legal notice, Malta has now also joined the list of European Union countries that have banned fur farming.

“This is a great step forward and will ensure that no company can come and open a fur farm locally.”

“It is also significantly important when we also take this in the context of the European Citizen’s Initiative: Fur Free Europe, which is currently underway, and we strongly urge all to sign,” Veggy Malta said.

“These are the type of bold, progressive actions that need to be taken in favour of animals.”

“Malta needs to have the courage to take further steps, especially since we do not have a large animal agricultural industry like other EU countries, which should lead us to move away from animal-based agriculture and invest in the production of alternative foods that are animal friendly and also planet friendly,” it concluded.