Foie gras, which literally means "fatty liver," is made from the engorged livers of ducks and geese. A PETA investigation of a New York factory farm exposed the truth behind foie gras production.
PETA's investigation revealed that ducks and geese are crammed into tiny pens fouled with feces and blood, that pipes are shoved down their throats in order to force up to 4 pounds of grain into their stomachs two or three times every day, that birds who can't stand up or move are eaten alive by rats and maggots, and that ducks' and geese's livers swell to more than 10 times their normal size and are made into foie gras after the suffering birds are finally killed.
