A ban on force-feeding
“Foie gras production causes physiological and ethological suffering to geese and ducks. That is a fact. The real question is whether we should accept it or not…". This is how an article by vet Dr Yvan...
View ArticleThe french cultural exception in conflict with european law
In 1999, the Council of Europe issued a series of recommendations intended notably to redefine farming conditions in force-feeding. Among other measures, these recommendations featured the removal of...
View ArticleFarming conditions contrary to nature
Epinal’s image of the farmer’s wife catching her duck, wedging it between her legs to administer the dose of corn then releasing it in the farmyard so that it can go and "digest” the force-feeding...
View ArticleForce-feeding : a source of suffering and illness
Imagine that someone forced you to swallow 12kg of spaghetti in 5 seconds and this will give you an idea of what a duck or goose intended for foie gras production has to endure. While some people try...
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