Capon
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A capon is a male chicken that has been castrated or neutered, either physically or chemically, to improve the quality of its flesh for food, and, in some countries like Spain, fattened by forced feed
Live capons in Hainan, China, displaying characteristic small head, comb and wattle
David Rijckaert II, Still life with a lemon and capon
Capons in a French market
2257 Salzburg St Peter's Stiftskeller Brust vom gebratenen Capaun auf Gemüse aus Pater Priors Garten mit Sterztaler und Erdäpfelbirne an Salbei Trüffelrahm
Force-feeding
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Force-feeding is the practice of feeding a human or animal against their will. The term gavage refers to supplying a substance by means of a small plastic feeding tube passed through the nose or mouth
Capon
…castrated or neutered, either physically or chemically, to improve the quality of its flesh for food, and, in some countries like Spain, fattened by forced feeding. The origins of caponized chickens are contested. They were known in ancient China as well as in ancient Greece and ancient Rome…
A suffragette is force-fed in HM Prison Holloway in the UK during hunger strikes for women's suffrage, approximately 1911.
Clipping from World Magazine, September 6, 1914
1911 Votes for Women poster about William Ball (suffragist)
Guantanamo captives who will not comply with force-feeding have their arms, legs and head restrained in a feeding chair. They remain strapped in the chair until the nutrient is digested, to prevent induced vomiting.