Wait a minute. If I'm understanding the ban right, it doesn't have anything to do with the cruelty. I'm not at all arguing with you about that. But isn't their grounds for the ban based on the fats and that's it? Maybe I'm wrong but I've only heard about the human dietary issues. In that case, I think the ban is ridiculous. If it's because of the cruelty factor, well, that's a whole other story that I might go with.
Either way, I think I'm moving to France.
(If only I could!)