http://growersandgrocers.net/2006/11/28/farewell-foie-gras/ From farm to table, and all the stops along the way. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:05:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://growersandgrocers.net/2006/11/28/farewell-foie-gras/#comment-1117 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:31:11 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2006/11/28/farewell-foie-gras/#comment-1117 The birds are overfed to make their livers fatty, meaning they are <i>force fed</i> with a metal funnel. Their throats and crops are naturally quite expansive to accomodate large meals, but the force-feeding might cause discomfort or injury. That's the bone of contention with animal rights activists - in Europe as well as the U.S. Wikipedia has a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foie_gras" rel="nofollow">reasonably balanced article</a> on the subject. I'm not taking a position here, but it is worth learning more about. The birds are overfed to make their livers fatty, meaning they are force fed with a metal funnel. Their throats and crops are naturally quite expansive to accomodate large meals, but the force-feeding might cause discomfort or injury. That’s the bone of contention with animal rights activists - in Europe as well as the U.S. Wikipedia has a reasonably balanced article on the subject. I’m not taking a position here, but it is worth learning more about.

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