Listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headaches, neck stiffness, nausea and can potentially be fatal, particularly for those with weak immune systems. We once again encourage people to protect animals and their own health and boycott duck meat. Factory farmed ducks are forced to live in crowded conditions, indoors, without enough water to immerse their heads. Without an adequate amount of water, these aquatic birds find it difficult to keep warm and they may also develop eye problems that can result in blindness.
Most companies including Maple Leaf Farms also practice de-billing.
This process involves amputating a portion of the duck s sensitive bill.