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Every year, the debate takes place in the news at the time of the end of year celebrations: should we continue to consume foie gras? Other production methods, more respectful of animal welfare, are possible.
No funnel, no big pipe to feed his geese. Marcel Metzler, Alsatian craftsman and preservative of foie gras, lets them eat what they want. It is true that they feed 7 to 8 times a day. “I noticed that they liked certain fruits, and not others, the raspberries they love, the blackberries not of all. We realized that it was not than corn which was important “, he describes.
The fattening method is still experimental. Marcel Metzler cannot market this production, but hopes to soon be able to breed all his geese naturally. “We know that not all of them will give liver, that’s part of the game”, he said. Today, the products cannot bear the designation of foie gras, for which the specifications require force-feeding. A bill has been tabled in the National Assembly to change this rule.