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for their intelligence
and their faithfulness.
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ln Rome, when Easter
is approaching,
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hundreds and hundreds
of chicks are immersed
:22:30
in a colored bath and locked up
to dry in a 50 degree oven.
:23:12
They are selected, tested
and multicolored guaranteed,
:23:16
and they are ready to be
locked up in the Easter eggs.
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lt is unfortunately estimated
that out of every 100 chicks
:23:23
that undergo this treatment,
about 70 end up being
:23:26
victims of
some unpleasant accident.
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ln Strasbourg, known as
the capital of foie gras,
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over half a million geese
:23:41
undergo every year
this kind of treatment.
:23:43
Their liver, in order
to swell and get fatter
:23:48
and reach the right weight,
needs high nutrition.
:23:51
So every day, the specialized
staff stuffs them
:23:54
albeit with the help
of a little force,
:23:57
such a big amount of food
that even the greediest goose,