# PETA slammed for using horrific DC shooting to protest sale of foie gras at nearby restaurant: ‘Read the room’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/peta-slammed-for-using-horrific-dc-shooting-to-protest-sale-of-foie-gras-at-nearby-restaurant-read-the-room/
- Published: 2026-11-13T04:04:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T04:20:50+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/peta-slammed-for-using-horrific-dc-shooting-to-protest-sale-of-foie-gras-at-nearby-restaurant-read-the-room/
- Topics: Culture, Food, World

## Key points

- PETA linked a DC shooting to its foie gras campaign.
- The post drew sharp criticism, including from José Andrés.
- PETA cancelled its planned restaurant protest but defended its message.

## Summary

PETA faced criticism after linking a deadly shooting in Washington, DC, to its opposition to a restaurant’s foie gras dinner. The group’s post drew condemnation from social media users, including chef José Andrés, who pointed to the deaths and injuries.

PETA said its founder was at the scene and urged Mallard restaurant to remove foie gras from its menu. It later said it had cancelled a planned protest out of respect for victims, but defended the post and blamed its deletion on people “twisting” its message. The article reports that a building manager was killed and four others were shot; the gunman later died by suicide after a standoff with police.

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