PETA Deletes Tweet Linking DC Shooting to Foie Gras After Backlash
PETA removes controversial tweet tying DC shooting to foie gras protest amid public outrage.
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PETA deleted a controversial tweet that linked an active shooter incident in Washington, D.C., to a planned foie gras dinner at a local restaurant, following massive public backlash. The original post, which was later removed, claimed that the shooting had occurred down the block from the Mallard restaurant, which was set to host a foie gras dinner that evening. The tweet also stated that PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk was on the scene, suggesting the restaurant should show consideration to its neighbors by removing the dish from its menu.
There is something deeply wrong with this organization. https://t.co/hZxUgVeuzN
In a follow-up statement, PETA acknowledged deleting the tweet but offered no apology. The organization claimed the shooting was in its neighborhood and affected its neighbors, and that it had canceled a planned protest outside Mallard due to respect for the victims. PETA insisted the tweet was meant to urge the restaurant to eliminate foie gras from its menu to help reduce violence.
You should be so ashamed of this tweet……People dead and injured and you tweet this?
Celebrity chef Jose Andres responded on X, calling the tweet “You should be so ashamed of this tweet……People dead and injured and you tweet this?” PETA later claimed it removed the post because supporters of foie gras, including Andres, were twisting its message, while insisting it is possible to care about more than one issue at a time and to respect all life.
The shooting this morning in DC was in PETA’s neighborhood, and these were our neighbors who were impacted. We canceled a protest scheduled today in front of Mallard restaurant for its despicable sale of foie gras out of respect for the victims of the shooting, and in our tweet,…
The organization reposted the same statement in replies to many of the posts calling them out. The shooting took place Thursday morning in the Logan Circle area at a VIDA Fitness location. Authorities reported that one person was killed and multiple others were injured before the gunman died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff with police.
“In 2021, @PETA falsely claimed ‘Trump did nothing to stop animal experimentation,’ ignoring the administration’s historic steps working with WCW to stop some of the government’s worst animal testing abuses. They deleted their post after it was exposed as a lie.”
Mallard, a Southern restaurant, had scheduled a four-course foie gras dinner for that evening amid ongoing debate over a recent voter-approved ban on the dish in the District. This is not the first time PETA has deleted a post after being called out on its messaging.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
