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Foie gras, French for "fatty liver," is made from the grotesquely enlarged livers of male ducks and geese. The birds are kept in tiny wire cages or packed into sheds. Pipes are repeatedly shoved down the birds' throats, and up to 4 pounds of grain and fat are pumped into their stomachs two or three times every day. The pipes puncture many birds' throats, sometimes causing the animals to bleed to death. This cruel procedure causes the birds' livers to become diseased and swell to up to 10 times their normal size. Many birds become too sick to stand up. The birds who survive the force-feeding are killed, and their livers are sold for foie gras.
Here are some photos that illustrate the pain and suffering of the birds at Foie Gras farms.
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Foie Gras liver (on the left) vs. a n...
A bird with a steel pipe stuck down i...
A bird being force fed
Necks of birds being pulled out of cages
Cage stained with bird vomit
Bird dead due to suffocation in its o...
Combined with the high ammonia levels...
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