Foie gras is the fattened liver of a duck or goose. The controversy comes from how the liver is fattened. The bird is force fed a mash of corn and fat for for 21 days (I believe) until the liver is fattened and then the bird is slaughtered.
Why? Because a fattened duck or goose liver tastes 'better' than a regular duck or goose liver. It's a delicacy.
The story on This American Life is about a man in Spain who has developed a natural way to fatten the liver. He takes advantage of the genetic impulse of migratory birds to store a lot of fat in their bodies before their long flight south.
The birds fatten themselves!
...and then they're slaughtered.
Foie gras isn't even a necessity - humans don't NEED foie gras. There is no justification for torturing animals for the sake of satisfying a selfish palette.
It's easier to see how wrong this is when you don't eat foie gras.
Along those same lines, it's easier to see how wrong it is to eat animals when you've stopped eating animals.
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