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id: 6fad28f864
section: business
first_reported: 2026-11-06 12:30 EST
updated: 2026-11-06 16:53 EST
status: reported
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# Group sends Mallard letter over foie gras 'humane' claims

Animal Outlook sent Logan Circle restaurant Mallard a cease-and-desist letter over 'humane' foie gras claims. Mallard has removed the claim, the group said.

Section: [Business & Economy](/washington/section/business.md) · Entities: [Animal Outlook](/washington/wiki/animal-outlook.md), [Mallard](/washington/wiki/mallard.md)

## Coverage

- [PoPville](https://www.popville.com/2026/11/mallard-foie-gras-dinner-cease-and-desist-letter/), 2026-11-06 12:30 EST: Nonprofit animal protection organization sends a cease and desist letter to Mallard demanding it stop advertising its foie gras as “responsibly-farmed” and sourced “exclusively from humanely-raised and fed ducks.”
- [FOX 5 DC](https://www.fox5dc.com/news/animal-rights-group-targets-dc-restaurant-over-humane-foie-gras-claim-ban-looms), 2026-11-06 16:53 EST: Animal rights group targets DC restaurant over 'humane' foie gras claim as ban looms

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