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Eva Hamer
Portland-based animal advocate.
I am executive director and co-founder of Pro-Animal Future and Pax Fauna, organizations focused on challenging the cultural norm of eating animals in the United States.
Take Action
The Farm Bill is the biggest legal threat to animals of the decade. Call your senator!
Every five years, Congress reauthorizes the Farm Bill. It's the single largest piece of legislation shaping the lives of the nearly 10 billion land animals raised for food in the U.S. Industry lobbyists are pushing to attach the EATS Act, which would override hard-won state laws like California's Prop 12. Ninety seconds on the phone with each of your senators' offices is the most useful thing you can do today.
Work
Pro-Animal Oregon
Pro-Animal Oregon is advocating for a Portland foie gras ban through city council and running an endorsement process for local and state candidates for office.
Pro-Animal DC
Pro-Animal DC is leading a citizen-initiated ballot measure to prohibit the force-feeding of birds and the sale of foie gras in the District — targeting the 2026 General Election.
Pro-Animal Colorado
Pro-Animal Colorado is pushing a citizen-initiated measure to prohibit force-fed foie gras across the city, headed for the 2026 ballot — 75% of Denver voters back ending the practice.
Writing
- Force-fed cruelty has no place on a Portland menu An op-ed in The Oregonian making the case for Portland to ban foie gras. Op-Ed
- Come to Goosapalooza 2026 in DC Out-of-town advocates wanted for an intensive campaign push, housing and meals provided. Update
- What Does Foie Gras Messaging Do to Chicken Consumption? Foie gras ban messaging measurably increases people's motivation to reduce chicken consumption, suggesting that narrow campaigns can shift broader attitudes. Research
- Voters Strongly Back Sales Ban on Foie Gras from Force-Fed Ducks, New CSU Study Finds A Colorado State University survey of nearly 5,700 residents across ten states found 89% support prohibiting force-feeding for foie gras. Press
About
I've been organizing in the animal freedom movement since 2015.
My movement work began with Direct Action Everywhere in Chicago, where I focused on building community, writing protest music, and compiling the movement’s songs into an online songbook. I went on to serve as DxE’s legal coordinator — managing legal cases, training organizers, and orchestrating large artistic demonstrations.
I co-founded Pax Fauna to design a more effective social movement for animal freedom in the U.S., using original research and the careful study of social-movement literature to reverse the cultural norm of eating animals. I now serve as Executive Director of Pro-Animal Future.
Working for years as a music therapist in hospice taught me how to apply metrics to aspects of life that are difficult to measure — and how to judge when metrics aren’t telling the whole story.
Animal Liberation Songbook
An online collection of protest songs from the animal freedom movement, used by advocates around the world. Compiled and maintained since 2015.
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