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Frank L. Hoffman  When we first began to do some research into
the production of Foie Gras, we decided to surf the Internet to
see what the producers had to say.  One of the first things we
saw were the images of living ducks to help promote the
companies' products, as though the ducks were happy to become
Foie Gras.  On some web sites,  these producers will show a
gourmet place setting or plate featuring Foie Gras, or they will
show an aerial view of their farm, or a picture of their
kitchen. One company even dared to show the inside of a barn
with their ducks in a fairly crowded but "free" condition;
however, none of these web sites would dare to show the horrors
that take place in bringing Foie Gras to the table.  They
wouldn't dare show these ducks in small cages for the last month
of their lives while they are being forc