Duck Welfare

Crispy Peking Duck Faces Extinction As Gas Ovens Are Forced Out

Cooked ducks hang in the window of a chinese restaurant on July 21, 2008 in London, England. The dish crispy peking duck Source: Getty Images Europe

Animal activists have Australia's Chinese community in their sights with a new advertising campaign aimed at deterring people from buying duck dishes.


Animal Liberation claims Australian ducks are being raised in unnatural conditions, and they say the Chinese community is fuelling demand for duck meat.

 






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