据 Decision Desk HQ 预测，一项将禁止供应鹅肝——一种与法国菜相关、由强制喂食肥育的鸭子或鹅的肝脏制成的奢华美味——的投票提案预计将在华盛顿特区通过。第 86 号提案，称为“2026 年禁止强制喂食鸟类法案”，禁止在特区内销售和分发肥育鸟类肝脏产品，以及通过强制喂食鸟类以使其肝脏肥大的做法。据 Decision Desk HQ 周三早些时候的数据，约 73% 的选民支持该提案。
A ballot measure that would ban foie gras — a luxury delicacy associated with French cuisine made from the liver of a duck or goose fattened by force feeding — from being served in local restaurants is projected to pass in Washington, D.C., according to Decision Desk HQ. Initiative 86, called the “Prohibiting Force-Feeding of Birds Act of 2026,” prohibits the sale and distribution of fattened-bird-liver products, as well as the practice of force-feeding birds to enlarge their lives, within the District. About 73 percent of voters backed the measure, according to Decision Desk HQ early Wednesday. The D.C.
在禁令支持者收集到足够签名后，华盛顿特区选举委员会于 8 月将该提案列入投票。该提案已成为华盛顿特区选民 11 月投票中最具争议的议题之一。在一向倾向民主党的特区，其民选职位的民主党提名人预计将轻松获胜，包括将接任三届市长穆里尔·鲍泽的民主社会主义者、民主党提名人简妮丝·刘易斯·乔治。拟议的禁令将动物权益倡导者与该市的高级餐饮业对立起来。
Board of Elections placed the initiative on the ballot in August after proponents of the ban collected enough signatures. The initiative has become one of the most contentious issues on D.C. voters' November ballots. In the traditionally blue District, the Democratic nominees for its elected offices are expected to win comfortably, including Janeese Lewis George, the democratic socialist who's the Democratic nominee to succeed three-term Mayor Muriel Bowser. The proposed ban pitted animal rights advocates against the city's fine dining industry.
该提案得到动物倡导团体“亲动物华盛顿特区”的支持，该团体提交了 4.5 万多份签名，要求禁止“销售或分发任何由强制喂食鸟类产生的产品，包括鹅肝”。支持者认为，强制喂食过程通过反复给鸭子或鹅喂食大量食物，直到其肝脏肥大，造成了不必要的痛苦。该提案遭到销售鹅肝的餐厅和屠夫的反对。在《华盛顿邮报》的一篇评论文章中，Butterworth 餐厅的主厨兼老板巴特·哈钦斯表示，他对该提案列入投票感到“非常失望”。
The initiative was backed by Pro-Animal DC, an animal advocacy group that submitted more than 45,000 signatures to ban the “sale or distribution of any product resulting from force-feeding a bird, including foie gras.”Supporters argue the force-feeding process causes unnecessary suffering by repeatedly feeding ducks or geese large amounts of food until their liver becomes enlarged. The initiative drew opposition from restaurants and butchers that sell foie gras. In an op-ed in The Washington Post, Butterworth’s chef and owner, Bart Hutchins, said that he was “incredibly disappointed” that the measure made the ballot.
违反该法律的餐厅和零售商可能面临 1000 美元至 5000 美元不等的罚款，而屡犯者可能导致其营业执照被吊销。
Restaurants and retailers that violate the law could face fines ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, while repeat offenders could result in the suspension of their business license.
加利福尼亚州的一项禁止鹅肝的法案于2012年颁布实施。根据《洛杉矶时报》2025年的一篇报道，该州法案曾两度被最高法院拒绝审议，但该产品仍在全州各地的商店中被发现有售。哥伦比亚特区的禁令将于2027年7月1日生效。
A foie gras ban in California was enacted in 2012. California’s bill was declined for review by the Supreme Court twice, but the product has still been spotted in stores throughout the state, according to a 2025 article from Los Angeles Times. The ban in D.C. will go into July 1, 2027.