What do former secretaries of agriculture, Republican and Democrat alike, agree on? That you should read my new book, Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World. See what they have to say at CleanMeat.com! (And here’s the first review, which calls the book a “carefully researched and lively written volume.� I’ll take it!)
The current USDA, though, is another story. The agency just shamefully delayed—again—animal welfare upgrades for the organic program.
While the federal government may not be doing much to help animals in the US right now, there’s good news abroad. Italy’s parliament just voted to ban animal circuses (with a one-year phase-out)!
Finally, as you prepare for the holidays, are you wondering which Thanksgiving product to try out this holiday season? A couple experts and I recently did a taste test for you!
Video of the week: There are two types of people in winter. Which are you?
-Â Paul Shapiro, Vice President of Policy Engagement, The Humane Society of the United States
