New Meat?
Companies hope consumers take a bite out of cell-cultured meat
In the article, "Companies Hope Consumers Take a Bite Out of Cell-Cultured Meat" by Washington Post, talks about how scientists are creating meat from muscle tissue growth in labs.
In the article scientists are trying to create meat from inside factories with muscle tissue. The muscle tissue comes from a living animal, then is grown to the desired size. Like plant-based meats, these meats would have to get past the ick-factor in the public eye in order to sell. When London first came out with one of these products it went for $1.2 million per pound. This fall American companies are trying to release it with it being $50 per pound.
If this happens, what will happen to the livelihood of so many people in the western states? If this doesn't happen, what will happen to our future? As a friend of ranchers and relation to farmers, I know a big part of their income comes from selling their cattle to slaughter houses. Without this income, they would be in a very difficult place. But, I can also see that the higher demand for meat is ruining lots of our lands, and earth. With more slaughter houses having to be built, and room for lots of cattle, land that was for the wild animals is being destroyed. As well as land, the factories in which meat is processed creates a lot of pollution. With so little people being vegans and vegetarians to lower the demand, it is important for us to know this because there are 2 sides to this new invention. We can choose what we can do to help our problems.
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