Originally Posted by Relish XXX

The methods used to turn duck and goose livers into the "delicacy" known as pâté de foie gras are anything but delicate. Foie gras is a French term meaning "fatty liver" and its production involves force-feeding birds to produce this cruel animal product.
The ducks and geese force-fed for foie gras are being compelled to consume much more high-energy food?mostly corn?than they would eat voluntarily. This damages their liver and often kills them.