▁video ▁at ▁Hudson ▁Valley ▁Fo ie ▁Gr as ▁farm ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁state . ▁The ▁video ▁showed ▁workers ▁force fully ▁pushing ▁tub es ▁down ▁du cks ' ▁thro ats . ▁One ▁worker ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁force - feed ing ▁process : ▁" S ometimes ▁the ▁du ck ▁doesn ' t ▁get ▁up ▁and ▁it ▁dies . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁times ▁that ▁ 2 0 ▁du cks ▁were ▁killed ." ▁Hudson ▁Valley ▁operations ▁manager ▁Marcus ▁Hen ley ▁replied ▁that ▁the ▁farm ' s ▁mort ality ▁statistics ▁are ▁not ▁above ▁average ▁for ▁the ▁p oul try ▁industry . ▁Because ▁Hudson ▁Valley ▁provides ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁to ▁Amazon . com , ▁Mer cy ▁for ▁Anim als ▁began ▁a ▁campaign ▁ur ging ▁Amazon ▁to ▁stop ▁s elling ▁fo ie ▁gr as , ▁a ▁move ▁that ▁has ▁already ▁been ▁made ▁by ▁Cost co , ▁Saf ew ay , ▁and ▁Target . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mir ror ▁published ▁a ▁report ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁video ▁they ▁obtained ▁dep ict ing ▁cruel ty ▁towards ▁du cks ▁in ▁a ▁farm ▁owned ▁by ▁French ▁firm ▁Ernest ▁Soul ard , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁supp lier ▁to ▁celebr ity ▁chef ▁Gordon ▁R ams ay ' s ▁restaur ants . ▁The ▁restaurant ▁chain ▁susp ended ▁purch asing ▁from ▁the ▁supp lier ▁following ▁the ▁expos é . ▁ ▁Animal ▁research ▁ ▁The ▁process ▁of ▁force - feed ing ▁can ▁make ▁animals ▁sick ▁by ▁stress ing ▁the ▁li ver . ▁If ▁the ▁stress ▁is ▁prolong ed , ▁excess ▁protein