California Foie Gras Ban

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Do you like liver? Personally I don't. I remember my parents tried to convince me to eat it. I've tried. I hated it and decided to never try again.
So when my friends suggested to try a piece of duck liver in a pricey French restaurant, I was less then enthusiastic. I was sure restaurant called it foie gras just to disguise that it was a liver. That was more then 15 years ago, and on that evening I became a faithful foie gras lover.
I love it hot and I prefer it cold, but coming July 1, 2012 I will not be able to get it again in my favorite state of California.
The legislation to prohibit the sale of foie gras in California was signed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2004, but included a July 2012 deadline to give producers time to come up with less cruel methods of producing foie gras.
Unfortunately it's not possible. The whole reason why somebody who hates liver might love foie gras is the difference in taste and texture. If I wouldn't know how foie gras is produced, I would never have guessed it's a liver.
Do I feel sorry for ducks and gees, that are forced fed to create such a delicacy? I guess no more then for cows, and pigs, and lambs that will be slaughtered so we have meat on our dinner plates.
I do feel sorry for the fact that starting July 2012 I will not be able to order my favorite dish in any California restaurant.