Reply #41: Then you should check out these suppliers

[jgraz]

http://www.sonomasaveurs.com/

They still use gavage, but it's a very different picture from the farmer in that film. I think they deliberately chose someone who was generally bad a handling his animals.

I've seen the Sonoma operation and the birds are very well cared-for. The gavage (so-called "force" feeding) is a much less traumatic process if the birds are handled properly.

Too bad the state of California has legislated these folks out of business by 2012. Talk about your fucked-up priorities.