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Would
you step inside the life of a bird raised for foie gras for just one
minute?
To produce foie gras (which literally means "fatty liver"),
workers ram pipes down the throats of male ducks or geese two or three times a
day and pump as much as 4 pounds of grain and fat into their stomachs, causing
their livers to swell to up to 10 times their normal size. They feel extremely
ill, and many have difficulty standing or even breathing because of their
engorged livers. Additionally, the birds are kept in tiny cages or packed into
sheds. They may tear out their own feathers or attack each other out of extreme
stress. On some farms, a single worker may be expected to force-feed 500 birds
three times each day. Because the workers rush, the animals are often treated
roughly and end up with injuries.
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