I paused last night to contemplate how thankful I am for all my friends, family, and colleagues who are tirelessly working to build a more humane society for all of us, both human and nonhuman alike—thank you all!
Another reason to be thankful is that another week passed, and more major food companies announced they’re abandoning battery cages. General Mills, Jack in the Box, and Qdoba put a few more nails in the battery cage’s coffin this week.
With the climate conference in Paris starting soon, a prestigious think tank issued a report urging governments to tax meat in order to protect the planet. And speaking of the planet, one columnist blew this whistle this week on the big overpopulation crisis our planet is facing: too many farm animals.
Paul Shapiro
Vice President, Farm Animal Protection
The Humane Society of the United States
twitter.com/pshapiro
P.S. Video of the week: You won’t believe what this pig can do!