Every dollar donated (one-time or monthly) to support our campaigns before August 1st, 2025 (up to $50,000) will be DOUBLED by a generous grant from the Phauna Foundation.
The Opportunity:
Something extraordinary is happening across the nation. The animal rights movement is uniting to end one of the cruelest practices in food production, and we're winning.
Over the past two years, activists have successfully pressured over 100 US restaurants to drop foie gras.
Pro-Animal Future will continue this momentum by passing legislation to prohibit the force-feeding of ducks and geese and the sale of foie gras in Denver, Portland, and Washington D.C by the end of 2026.
In Denver and Washington D.C., professional polling that tests both supportive and opposition messaging predicts that our city-wide ballot measures to ban force-fed foie-gras will win on Election Day. We’ve already hired campaign directors and all systems are ready to go.
In Portland, Oregon, out of the 12 city council members have already pledged their support for a foie gras ban, giving us a running start toward passing a citywide ordinance. Our lobbying campaign will mobilize local voters to ensure these officials deliver on their commitment to animal welfare.
The Strategy:
Foie gras represents the perfect strategic target – a weak point in industrial animal agriculture where we can win concrete victories and create momentum for broader reforms.
On foie gras farms, male ducks are repeatedly force-fed through metal tubes until their livers swell to ten times their normal size.
Persuading voters to support a ban on foie gras expands what the public considers “acceptable regulation” of industrial agriculture. When force-feeding birds becomes illegal, people naturally question other factory farming practices. If voters can agree that a tiny but brutal practice must go, they’re more likely to support bans on larger but less visible forms of cruelty. Start small, win big.
The Ask:
Political campaigns are powerful mobilization tools because they offer a clear, achievable goal with a distinct timeline – but to run effective campaigns, we have to secure funding.
Through July 31st, 2025, every single donation to Pro-Animal Future will be matched dollar-for-dollar until we meet our goal. That means your one-time or monthly gift to Pro-Animal Future will be doubled: $25 becomes $50, $100 becomes $200. (This time, Phauna is also matching all pre-existing recurring donations that occur in June or July!)
Our goal is to raise $50,000, and if we fall short of our goal, this match will expire and we'll be leaving free money on the table.
What we'll accomplish with $50,000 (doubled to $100,000):
Build vibrant new PAF chapters in DC and Portland while expanding our Colorado chapter
Launch campaigns in Denver, Portland, and DC to prohibit the force-feeding of birds and the sale of foie gras
Gather 55,000 signatures to qualify two initiatives for the 2026 ballot
Train hundreds of new animal activists in voter outreach and lobbying
Create educational materials for voters about the foie gras industry
Launch 3 regional websites to persuade voters and recruit activists
Add a feature to our organizing app that makes to easy for activists to lobby their elected officials
Publish a 10-part podcast series to train activists on PAF's core principles and strategy
The Time to Act is Now.
Last year in Denver, our ballot initiatives to ban fur and slaughterhouses forced animal rights as the city's defining political conversation. By election day, nearly every voter had heard our message.
This next set of grassroots campaigns will enable us to educate over one million voters about the conditions that birds face inside factory farms. We can mobilize an incredible amount of activism for animals in 2025, but in order to do so, we’re counting on you to help us reach the full $100,000 potential of this matching grant before July 31st.
With your help, we’ll build a foie gras-free future, one city at a time!
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