Articles
Here we have a collection of articles, written by us and others, centred on the theme of foie gras and cruelty to ducks and geese. Click the title to read the article, and check back for additions, as we are growing fast.
Foie Gras
Explains what foie gras is with a detailed account of the processes used to produce it, and the resulting consequences of those processes. Also includes a link to a new act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to making it unlawful to force feed birds under certain circumstances.
The Grief Behind Foie Gras
An extensive article written by PETA based on an investigation of a foie gras farm. "Each worker was expected to force-feed 500 birds three times a day. So many ducks died when their stomachs burst from overfeeding that workers who killed fewer than 50 of 'their' 500 received bonuses."
A Better World
A fictional story describing the perspective of a duckling growing up on a foie gras farm. "He looked around and saw blood dripping down his feathers from a hole in his neck, where the tube was forced through. All he could feel was pain, all he could think about was the pain."
New Haven Protest
Read about the foie gras protest held by The Ducks' Voice in New Haven, CT. A local restaurant, Zinc, removed foie gras from their specials menu directly following our efforts at spreading awareness.
Duck protest held on New Haven Green
An article published in the Yale Herald in response to the New Haven foie gras protest.
Animal rights folks insist foie gras a major faux pas
An article recently published in the New Haven Register.
