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Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World

Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World

The wild story of the investors and entrepreneurs racing to commercialize slaughter-free meat.

2024

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May 21

Yes, the Invention of Kerosene Really Did Help Save 19th Century Whales

It’s become fashionable in some circles to claim that the idea that kerosene helped save whales is a myth. Few people accuse me of knowing…

Yes, the Invention of Kerosene Really Did Help Save 19th Century Whales

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Mar 12

Trump 2.0’s Animal Protection Record — Good and Bad — So Far

If the number of times people have sent me the recent Politico story about PETA’s applause for the Trump administration is any indication…

Trump 2.0’s Animal Protection Record — Good and Bad — So Far

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Sep 26, 2025

Founding Compassion Over Killing / Animal Outlook: A 30-Year Look Back

19th century abolitionist and animal advocate William Wilberforce noted, “If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures…

Founding Compassion Over Killing / Animal Outlook: A 30-Year Look Back

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Aug 4, 2025

The Mechanical Horse: How Bicycles Helped Liberate Horses Before Cars

By Paul Shapiro

The Mechanical Horse: How Bicycles Helped Liberate Horses Before Cars

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Apr 29, 2025

How Animals Fared in the First 100 Days of the Second Trump Administration

After Donald Trump’s electoral victory this past November, I chronicled his first-term actions that both helped and harmed animals, while…

How Animals Fared in the First 100 Days of the Second Trump Administration

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Apr 28, 2025

Donald Trump Commentaries on Chicken and Fish Welfare

From 2004 to 2008, Donald Trump published a syndicated short-form daily radio commentary called Trumped! touching on a variety of topics…

Donald Trump Commentaries on Chicken and Fish Welfare

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Mar 31, 2025

When Synthetizing Nitrogen Saved the Seabirds

In the mid-19th century, the world was flush with a new obsession: bird poop. Not just any poop, though — this was guano, nitrogen-rich…

When Synthetizing Nitrogen Saved the Seabirds

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Nov 12, 2024

What Might a Second Trump Term Bring for Animals?

By Paul Shapiro

What Might a Second Trump Term Bring for Animals?

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Oct 9, 2024

In Remembrance of Heather Carpenter (1964–2024)

By Paul Shapiro

In Remembrance of Heather Carpenter (1964–2024)

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Aug 2, 2024

“You could not rest in your bed”

19th Century Blockbuster Animal Protection Novels

“You could not rest in your bed”

Paul Shapiro

Paul Shapiro

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CEO of The Better Meat Co. Author of nat’l bestseller Clean Meat. Host of Business for Good Podcast. 5x TEDx speaker. More: paul-shapiro.com

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