Can activists ban foie gras in Denver? Here’s how their last campaign went

Denver voters will decide in November 2026 whether to ban the production and sale of foie gras in the city.

Animal rights advocates with the advocacy group Pro-Animal Colorado turned in more than 16,000 signatures — just over 11,000 of which were valid — to put the question on the Denver ballot. The same group previously made unsuccessful attempts to ban fur sales and slaughterhouses in 2024.

This time, the advocates’ aim is more niche: banning the sale and production of fatty fowl liver, better known by its French name, foie gras…

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