Force-feeding

species of bird

French culinary dish

thumb|right|upright|A suffragette is force-fed in HM Prison Holloway in the UK during [[hunger strikes for women's suffrage, approximately 1911.]] 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 (nasogastric) or mouth (orogastric) into the stomach.

Status of legal issue concerning ethical food consumption and animal welfare

Leblouh () is the practice of force-feeding girls from as young as five to nineteen, in countries where obesity was traditionally regarded as desirable.LaFRANIERE, SHARON. In Mauritania, Seeking to End an Overfed Ideal , The New York Times, published on July 4, 2007. Accessed on June 30, 2011.

common sacrifice offered by Hakka people in Taiwan