Ducks being force-fed at an 'ethical' foie gras farm
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A small family run concern. Pierre Lava is the 5th generation of his family to rear ducks for foie gras. His farm is near the village of Aubiet in the Gers area of South West France and though the process may look brutal, it is as nothing compared to the big industrial cages where up to 1,500 birds are fed at an average of 2.5 seconds per bird. During this time up to 1kg of gruel is blasted down the gizzard of the duck. In the case of M. Lava's ducks it is 200g of par-cooked maize.