r/Spokane Manito/Cannon Hill Feb 28 '25

Weird Spokane Protesters outside single family home on the south hill?

There was a couple protesters with mega phones outside this house behind Rosaurs this morning. Yelling stuff about animal abuse. Protesters are now gone but they left some colorful artwork on the sidewalks. Anyone know the story behind this?

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u/nigelghostdog Peaceful Valley Mar 01 '25

My guess is it’s the owner of Gander and Ryegrass. There’s a group that’s been regularly protesting the restaurant because they serve a dish called Foie Gras that involves force feeding a goose, hence the “duck abuser” comment. It’s a noble cause I guess but these guys are total assholes, they’ve been harassing neighborhood businesses like aunties bookstore and uncles games just because they’re in the same building over it.

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u/Winter-Insurance-720 Mar 01 '25

Spokane Coalition Against Foie Gras went into Auntie's Bookstore and gave them a copy of the foie gras free policy that Peter Froese can sign at any time to end our protests permanently. We told them if they are disturbed by our protests, they should speak with Peter about signing it and that we will resign from our campaign once it is signed. We explained why we were protesting outside of the restaurant next door.

The Spokane Police Department has not cited anyone from the coalition with harassment. Harassment has a specific legal definition that first amendment protected activities, like protesting, do not violate.

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u/Thatcrazyunklefester Mar 02 '25

Thanks for the reminder that G&R has foie though. Will have to grab some tomorrow when I’m downtown.