Original upload date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT
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Paul Shapiro exposes the stark contrast between the effort we put into preserving life in outer space, and that of our own ecosystems. Paul Shapiro serves as the vice president of policy for The Huma
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ne Society of the United States, the world’s largest animal protection organization, headquarter in Maryland. He's also the author of a forthcoming book on the clean meat movement (Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books). In 1995, Shapiro founded Compassion Over Killing as a high school club, building it into a national organization over the next decade before leaving in 2005 to join The Humane Society of the United States. An inductee into the Animal Rights Hall of Fame, Shapiro has been interviewed by hundreds of news outlets as an authority on animal welfare and animal advocacy. He’s also published dozens of articles about animal welfare in publications ranging from daily newspapers to academic journals. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx