# CodePink leader adds muscle to well-funded fight to ban restaurant delicacy

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/codepink-leader-adds-muscle-to-well-funded-fight-to-ban-restaurant-delicacy/
- Published: 2026-10-31T13:53:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T16:04:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/codepink-leader-adds-muscle-well-funded-fight-ban-restaurant-delicacy
- Topics: Art, Culture, Elections, Food, Politics, World

## Key points

- DC voters are considering a ban on foie gras.
- The campaign reported nearly $475,000 in contributions.
- Most of its funding came from Pro-Animal Future.

## Summary

Washington, DC residents are voting on Initiative 86, a ballot measure to ban foie gras and other products made from birds. Campaign-finance records cited in the article show the effort has substantial backing from a national animal-rights organisation, raising questions about how a local food-policy campaign is funded and connected to a wider movement.

Pro-Animal DC reported $474,190.62 in contributions between 23 September 2025 and 26 October 2026, including $386,435.77 from Pro-Animal Future, which launched the campaign. Its filings list $126,780.36 in stipends to organiser Cady Witt and $89,224 in payments to 64 petition circulators. Pro-Animal Future says the campaign seeks to end force-feeding birds and change views on animal agriculture; it says CodePink has no role beyond coordinator Olivia DiNucci appearing in a TikTok video.

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