"Foie gras production should be judged not by the worst farms, but by the best"

https://www.seriouseats.com/the-physiology-of-foie-why-foie-...

That article does a great job of further explaining why the practice is cruel, by also showing how the ducks are left in an albeit not as typically cramped, but nonetheless dank, large shed.

The quote seems to make people think it could be ethical, because the prior treatment is slightly better than average?