PETA Deletes DC Shooting-Linked Foie Gras Post

PETA drew widespread criticism after linking a fatal shooting in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood to Mallard restaurant’s planned foie gras dinner, asking whether the restaurant would show consideration for its neighbors as well as ducks. The shooting left one victim dead and four people injured; the alleged gunman also died. Chef José Andrés and other users condemned the post as callous, and PETA deleted it, saying it had canceled a planned protest out of respect for those affected but maintained that it was possible to care about multiple issues at once. Mallard’s dinner was still planned to go ahead, despite a recent D.C. vote supporting a ban on foie gras.