Paul Shapiro (activist)
| Paul Shapiro | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Born | 1979 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor's degree, George Washington University |
| Occupation | Vice President of Policy for The Humane Society of the United States |
| Known for | Founded Compassion Over Killing |
| Relatives | Ryan Shapiro (brother) |
| Awards | Animal Rights Hall of Fame (2008) |
Paul Shapiro (born 1979) is the Vice President of Policy for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Prior to working with HSUS, he was known for being the founder of Compassion Over Killing (COK).
When he was thirteen years old, Shapiro stopped eating meat as a result of learning about the methods of meat production. About one month later, he stopped eating eggs and dairy.
While a high school student at Georgetown Day School in 1995, Shapiro founded the animal advocacy organization Compassion Over Killing, and served as its campaigns director until 2005. Compassion Over Killing became well known for its investigative work exposing conditions for farm animals on factory farms, at livestock auctions, and at slaughter plants. Shapiro received a B.A. from George Washington University in 2001, where he majored in peace studies and minored in religion. He taught peace studies at a public high school in Washington, D.C. He was profiled in a 2003 Washington Post Style section article entitled "Animal Pragmatism: Compassion Over Killing Wants to Make the Anti-Meat Message a Little More Palatable".
Shapiro previously directed HSUS's Farm Animal Protection campaign, including efforts to convince retailers, food service providers, and universities to end their use of eggs from battery-caged birds, pork from gestation-stalled pigs, and to expand their vegan options. Additionally, the Farm Animal Protection campaign played a significant role in helping enact Proposition 2 in California, a 2008 ballot initiative that phases out veal crates, battery cages, and gestation crates in the nation's largest agricultural state. The campaign was also central in Proposition 204, a successful 2006 Arizona ballot initiative that phases out gestation crates and veal crates. It has also helped pass laws against gestation crates and other agricultural practices in numerous other states.
...
Wikipedia