Once again, Channel 4's popular show Come Dine with Me has featured foie-gras.
Sadly, this only serves to popularise and promote a food stuff that would be illegal to produce in Britain and causes immense misery to millions of birds. Find out more and contact Channel 4 with our sample message. It only takes a second, but could help stop this suffering.
Shockingly, one of the world's largest online retailers is selling a product in Britain that no British supermarket will touch.
Foie-gras is produced by force-feeding ducks and geese so much food that their livers expand by up to ten times its natural size. Amazon do not allow the sale of whale or dolphin meat, so why do they allow third-party sellers to offer foie-gras? Especially, as its production would be illegal in Britain because of animal cruelty.
Watch Viva!'s short film, which uncovers the reality of foie-gras production.
Row upon row of ducks trapped in cages so small they can’t even flap their wings
It’s no wonder foie-gras has been dubbed ‘torture in a tin’. Ducks and geese are being driven from the ponds and into intensive farms in their millions, where they are routinely abused in the name of ‘fine dining’.
Every year in France, around 38 million ducks are kept trapped and helpless; a metal tube is thrust down their throats and vast quantities of food are forcibly pumped into their stomachs so that their livers swell painfully to up to 10 times their natural size. Most are forced into cages so small they can’t even stretch their wings. There is no escape and no respite.
The suffering of these birds is so extreme it would be illegal in this country. However, free trade laws mean that every year we import tonnes of these diseased livers, marketed as an expensive delicacy. Britain is a driving force behind this cruel industry.
Forced to ingest so much food that their livers swell up to 10 times their natural size
For the millions of little female ducklings born in France another horror awaits. They are tossed alive into electric mincers at just a few days old to suffer a violent and horrific death – their only crime is they don’t put on weight as quickly as their brothers.
The pain and suffering caused by foie-gras production has no place in a civilised society. Our aim is simple – to make Britain a foie-gras free zone. Please donate to make this a reality. Click on the ‘Get Active’ button to find out how you can help!”
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