I love foie gras. I just don’t like to think about it too much.

My relationship with animals is deeper than most. My mother was a state- and federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator. I was raising owls, deer, mockingbirds, and turtles before I could read. We had a coyote once. I always had a fishbowl filled with baby rabbits to bring for show and tell. I find several birds a year (or do they find me?) in need of an all-expenses-paid night at Chez Isgur. Owen the possum liked to snuggle into my hair for a nap. Luther the parakeet liked to take showers with me. Barkley the turtle liked to torture mealworms before eating them. They all have unique personalities—just like us.

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I love foie gras. I just don’t like to think about it too much.

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