tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226461011062227075.post7327588155579489036..comments2008-01-24T10:06:44.119-05:00Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13030420541899147009noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226461011062227075.post-13386080007145105812008-01-24T09:30:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:30:00.000-05:00Obviously, you have never been there. There is no "visitors shed" anywhere one the land. I saw the entire operation from beginning to end. ANd it gave me an even greater respect for the product to see it crafted with such care. Those ducks do not seem to be uncomfortable for one moment of their life.Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13030420541899147009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226461011062227075.post-58042921076590199172008-01-23T23:50:00.000-05:002008-01-23T23:50:00.000-05:00I am sure you recognize there is a difference between someone putting a cheeseburger in your mouth and shoving so many cheeseburgers down your throat and into your body at a pace at which the food cannot possibly be used for energy conversion or healthy fat storage, resulting in extreme swelling of internal organs such as- you got it- the liver! Swollen livers cause internal distress and occupy space needed for lungs making it hard to breathe. <BR/><BR/>When you go to Hudson Valley Foie Gras, ask to see the whole operation, not just the visitors shed. The visitors shed is a "humane" oasis within the whole facility that contains only a small number of the ducks going through gavage.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04813741940842567134noreply@blogger.com