Farm Sanctuary Campaign to Reform the Selfish Elite

The name of Wolfgang Puck has long been associated with fine cuisine and upscale dining. But it is also becoming increasingly associated with something else: animal cruelty.

As one of America’s most high profile ‘celebrity’ chefs, Wolfgang Puck has had a huge hand in promoting both foie gras and 'white' veal among American consumers. It is widely acknowledged that these items are produced by some of the cruelest farming practices imaginable-- practices so patently cruel that they have been outlawed in countries around the world.

Mr. Puck has ignored the many earnest efforts of humane advocates to educate him about the cruelty behind foie gras and veal and to urge him to stop promoting them. While hundreds of restaurants and chefs across the nation have pledged to stop serving crated veal and foie gras because of their inherent cruelty, Puck continues to flout the facts and to feature these items on the menus of his eateries, in his cookbooks, and on his television cooking show.

As long as Mr. Puck promotes veal and foie gras to the public, he is helping sustain industries that are steeped in cruelty. He is also going against the majority of public opinion: More than 70% of Americans polled state their opposition to the force feeding of birds to produce foie gras, and polls have repeatedly shown that most Americans oppose the use of veal crates.

Many countries in Europe—including Puck’s native country of Austria—have outlawed crated veal production because of its inherent cruelty. Likewise, in six out of nine Austrian provinces the force feeding of animals for foie gras production is illegal, just as it is in at least a dozen countries globally.

Please encourage Wolfgang Puck to stop pushing veal and foie gras, and to join the growing number of chefs, restaurateurs, and other conscientious citizens who eschew these products of egregious animal cruelty.

Mr. Wolfgang Puck
100 N. Crescent Dr. Ste 100
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310-432-1518
Fax: 310-432-1602
Email: contactus@wolfgangpuck.com