11 vehicles (cars, trucks and vans) at the Valette foie gras company in Gourdon, France were destroyed by fire early on the morning of November 11. According to media reports, a gas canister was found inside one of the vehicles. (photos: ladepeche.fr)

In July 2008 and May 2007, Valette stores in Paris were vandalized.

The Valette company slaughters 1,300,000 ducks each year.