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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.
On June 4th, 2026, Portland City Council voted yes to ban the sale of foie gras from force-fed birds.
This law, combined with recent legislation passed in Pittsburgh, Brookline, and NYC will make a dent in the industry’s profit margin but won’t be enough to shut these factory farms down.
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 and Washington D.C by the end of 2026.
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, ducks are repeatedly force-fed through metal tubes until they get fatty liver disease.
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 need more funding to do the following:
Lead successful ballot initiative campaigns in Denver and DC to prohibit the force-feeding of birds and the sale of force-fed foie gras
Gather 30,000 signatures to qualify our Washington, D.C. initiative for the 2026 ballot
Train hundreds of new animal activists in voter outreach and lobbying
Use advertising to reach hundreds of thousands of persuadable voters to educate them about the foie gras industry
Improve our websites to persuade voters and recruit activists
The Time to Act is Now.
This set of grassroots campaigns will enable us to educate over one million voters about the conditions that birds face inside factory farms. With your help, we’ll build a foie gras-free future, one city at a time!
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