Foie gras: is it acceptable to eat liver from a force-fed bird?

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The verdict in a landmark case about foie gras is due to be delivered tomorrow in France, potentially paving the way for further prosecutions against producers of the controversial dish.


Animal rights group L214 is privately prosecuting foie gras producer Ernest Soulard for "extreme cruelty" against animals, the first case of its kind in the country.


L214 published a video in 2013, which it said showed distressed and wounded geese being force-fed and confined in individual cages. The company's management, which could face a fine and


prison sentence if found guilty, had claimed the pictures were fake and misleading. It has since called for the case to be dropped due to lack of evidence.


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