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Senate Bill Seeks To Ban Cruel Force-Feeding Of Ducks Exposed In...
Hidden-Camera Footage Reveals Ducks Enduring Metal Pipes Shoved Down Their Throats to Produce Diseased Livers for Sale on Amazon.com Shocking hidden-camera video of intentional animal torture secretly recorded at Hudson Valley Foie Gras in Ferndale, New York, will be released by the animal protection organization Mercy For Animals at a news ... (more)
Tamara Ecclestone gets a goose named after her
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Animal rights group targets Amazon for selling foie gras: Duck cruelty exposed
Mercy for Animals. , an animal rights group called on the state of New York Wednesday to ban the practice of force-feeding ducks and geese to make foie gras reported the International Business Times on June 12. Foie gras, French for "fatty liver", is the diseased and enlarged liver of a duck or goose, produced through force feeding.
Amazon under fire over foie gras
Mercy for Animals, an activist group known for its undercover videos of alleged animal abuse by suppliers to some of the world's largest retailers, now is going after Amazon.com Inc. The nonprofit wants Seattle-based Amazon to stop selling foie gras and has created a website, AmazonCruelty.com, to generate public outrage via social media.
Death threats aimed at Psycho Donuts after foie gras giveaway
Bay area pastry purveyor Psycho Donuts became the latest target of animal rights groups after it doled out free foie gras donuts on National Donut Day.
Animal rights group calls for NY foie...
An animal rights group called on the state of New York Wednesday to ban the practice of force-feeding ducks and geese to make foie gras.