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Nosu3 
Why is someone who is considerate of the lives of animals a "tree hugger"? Two videos were posted on the first page of the process. The fairytale farm you mentioned does not exist. If you think foie gras is only inhumane for the tube being shoved down their throat, again you must have not seen the process. It isn't that simple.
I only watched the first video - they said in the first 3 seconds that the facility was closed down as a result of this investigation - hence, regulations dictate this type of treatment is inhumane and not allowed by the USDA - do exceptions exist? yes. Can all of them be stopped? no. That does not mean farms that treat animals humanely are a fairytale. If you choose to be a vegetarian because of your consideration for animals - that's fine. As humans, we have free will, and can make choices based on our own personal conscience. THat we have agreed to some social norms and have derived a collective baseline conscience is somewhat useful in many cases, but it is (by definition) limiting to individual liberty and should therefore be met with some level of fear and caution; i.e. I respect your decision, you should respect mine. If you look at the rest of nature, and the way that many animals hunt and kill their prey, you will see plenty of "inhumane" acts... many of them making modern agriculture look quite nice.
