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UK Government Prioritizes Trade Over Animal Welfare, Foie Gras Ban Ignored

4/6/2026

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The UK government plans to break its commitment to ban foie gras imports.
Restaurateur Alexis Gauthier says the government prioritizes trade over animal welfare as it declines to stop fur imports despite 97% support for a fur ban.
The UK has not banned foie gras or fur imports since leaving the EU, and both products remain available in the UK market.

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Story summary

The UK government plans to break its commitment to ban foie gras imports.
Restaurateur Alexis Gauthier says the government prioritizes trade over animal welfare as it declines to stop fur imports despite 97% support for a fur ban.
The UK has not banned foie gras or fur imports since leaving the EU, and both products remain available in the UK market.