Behind every plate of foie gras are workers handling sick birds in dangerous, low-paid conditions. There are farmers exposed to waste and disease, and consumers served food that’s linked to contamination and neurological risk.
Why a once-fashionable “luxury” is quietly losing its grip on restaurants, retailers, and public opinion.
When an industry’s main defense strategy is hiring lawyers instead of explaining their practices, you know they’re hiding something.
In this post, we discuss the background of these campaigns and how they fit into PAF’s 10-year strategy to build towards state-level campaigns directly challenging factory farming across the country.
Over the past few decades, a revolution has taken place at the ballot box. Activists have legalized cannabis, gay marriage, and even phased out battery cages, veal crates, and gestation crates using the purest form of direct democracy: ballot initiatives. In 24 states and many localities, citizens can propose laws and vote directly to enact … Read more
When we began digging into the results of our Denver ballot initiatives, one pattern was impossible to ignore: women were more supportive of our measures than men. The numbers tell the story plainly— according to our post-election research, 41% of women voted for the fur ban compared to just 26% of men. The slaughterhouse ban … Read more
By combining ballot measures and voter bloc organizing, we’re creating multiple pathways to victory for animal protection.
When West Hollywood banned fur sales in 2011, the fur industry dismissed it as fringe activism in a famously progressive city. They couldn’t have been more wrong. As of February 2025, 16 cities across the nation and the entire state of California have gone fur-free, proving that what the industry calls “radical” today can become … Read more
Denver is a city of contrasts, and the vote revealed just how much those contrasts shaped their opinions on the fur and slaughterhouse bans.
Is a business that has repeatedly failed to comply with federal pollution laws, putting workers and residents at risk, a business we want in our city?