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
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.
Foie gras
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Foie gras is a specialty food product made of the liver of a duck or goose. According to French law, foie gras is defined as the liver of a duck or goose fattened by gavage.
Force-feeding
…in order to be fed. Force-feeding has been used to prepare animals for slaughter. In some cases, such as is the case with ducks and geese raised for foie gras and peking duck, it is still practiced today. Force-feeding is also known as gavage, from the verbal noun form of the French verb gaver meaning "to…
Foie gras with mustard seeds and green beans in duck jus
A mulard duck, the hybrid used most frequently for foie gras production
A bas-relief depiction of overfeeding geese
Foie gras served with hawthorn puree