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birds’ esophagi and pumping an unnatural quantity of food directly into their stomachs. Force-feeding induces hepatic lipidosis and causes the birds’ livers to become diseased and swollen. Substantial scientific evidence suggests that force-feeding causes pain and injury from feeding tube insertion, fear and stress during capture and handling, gait abnormality due to distended livers, pathologies in liver function, and increased mortality. Force-feeding birds to produce foie gras is detrimental to their welfare. An HSUS Report: The Welfare of Animals in the Foie Gras Industry (pages: 10) |
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