Case Number
HCJ 9232/01
Date Decided
8-11-2003
Decision Type
Original
Document Type
Full Opinion
Abstract
Facts: Petitioner asked that the Court declare the force-feeding of geese for the production of foie gras to be illegal. Furthermore, they ask that the Court issue an order annulling the Cruelty to Animals Regulations (Protection of Animals), (Force-Feeding of Geese), 2001, and declare them to be in contradiction to section 2(a) of the Cruelty to Animals Law.
Held: The Court declared that the force-feeding of geese, pursuant to the Cruelty to Animals Regulations (Protection of Animals) (Force-Feeding of Geese), 2001, constituted abuse of animals, and a violation of section 2(a) of the Cruelty to Animals Law. As such, the Court annulled the regulations that had regulated the raising and force-feeding of geese.
Keywords
Animals -- Cruelty to animals
Recommended Citation
Strasberg-Cohen, Tova; Rivlin, Eliezer; and Grunis, Asher, "“Noah” - The Israeli Federation of Animal Protection Organizations v. The Attorney-General" (2003). Translated Opinions. 289.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/iscp-opinions/289
