Force Feeding Of Geese To Be Banned In Israel

MOSHAV AZARYA, ISRAEL - MARCH 23: A farm hand pushes a tube down a goose's gullet to force-feed the bird with enriched corn meal to enlarge its liver at Israeli farmer's Moshe Ben Ishti's small holding March 23, 2006 in Moshav Azarya in central Israel. The Israeli Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that force-feeding geese to produce foie gras (liver pate) is cruel and has banned its practice by the end of this month. Israel is the world?s 3rd largest foie gras producer and the ban will end the livelihood of some 600 families who breed, slaughter and market the birds. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)