UK Approves Lab-Grown Meat for Pet Food
UK Approves Lab-Grown Meat for Pet Food
The Facts
The UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have signed off on pet food made from lab-grown meat made by the company Meatly. It is the first European country to do so.
The first lab-grown food are expected to hit store shelves near the end of the year after taste tests are conducted with dogs. The first of its products, which are made from animal cells, will be Meatly's cultivated chicken.
The Spin
The livestock farming industry is one of the biggest contributors to carbon emissions and the destruction of the planet. While it's understandable to want to protect farmers, the truth is that without reducing the massive slaughter industry, there may not be land to farm in the future. If lab-grown meat is invested in now, it will give us time to combat other greenhouse gas emitters while building a slaughterless food supply for future generations.
