Pro-Animal Oregon

🔥 Let’s Pack City Hall for the Force-Fed Foie Gras Ban Hearing 🔥

Portland’s Arts & Economy Committee has a tentative hearing date for the proposed foie gras ban, and this is our moment to show up for animals.

This is the most important time to show up. If you can be there, we need all hands on deck.

You don’t need to live in Portland to attend. Everyone is welcome, and it doesn’t matter where you live or where you’re registered to vote.

RSVP: Pro-Animal Oregon uses a custom-made activist platform called Stampede. I would encourage you to sign up and RSVP on there as well using this link. This is the best way to streamline our coordination so that we can be as organized as a voting bloc.

📅 Tuesday, January 27, 2026
📍 Portland City Hall and Zoom (Zoom link coming soon)

In person meet up: 9:00 AM outside City Hall the SW 4th Ave entrance.

For those able to attend in person, there will be bagels and cream cheese (vegan, of course), courtesy of our friends at Ben & Esther’s. We’ll meet at 9:00 a.m. and head through security together, then grab bagels in the City Hall courtyard before the 9:30 a.m. meeting starts.

The foie gras agenda item is expected to last about 45 minutes to an hour, but it’s not yet clear whether it will be heard before or after the other item on the agenda. For now, please plan to be ready to go at 9:30 a.m. when the meeting begins. The meeting ends at 11:30 a.m., so that’s the latest you should expect to be there if attending in person. Updates will be shared as soon as there is a clearer picture of the timing.

This will be the first time Portland elected officials formally discuss foie gras. What they see in the chamber and online will help shape what happens next. Let’s bring a respectful, energized, united presence.

What to expect:
A presentation and likely public testimony, followed by committee discussion and possibly a vote.

How you can help:
✅ Attend in person or on Zoom, even briefly
✅ Testify, we are aiming for 30+ supporters
✅ Testimony will be short and direct, for example:
“I’m a District __ voter and I support this ordinance.”
or “Plus one.”

Testimony:
If you’re able to and comfortable giving testimony, it’s really important that we get a lot of people to show support. Zoom or in-person both work. Please sign up using this form.

Parking & Transportation:
Parking near City Hall can be limited, so please plan extra time and consider carpooling, biking, or transit if you can. Need a ride or transit support to attend in person? Please fill out this short transportation form and we’ll be in touch.

Time-off Request for Employers:
This hearing is during normal business hours. For those who need it, here is a simple time-off request letter template. Just make a copy, add your details, and adjust the timing if needed before sending it to your employer.

Sign-Making:
We will also host a sign making event the evening of Sunday January 18 so we can show up prepared and visible. More details coming soon.

Let’s pack City Hall and the Zoom room with supporters! We need a strong showing for animals, every voice counts.