The very idea of meat and milk from cloned animals simply turns my stomach. Questions over animal welfare (not least the fact that the animals are still killed!) and food safety are popping up left, right and centre, and thankfully it’s by EU safety experts – so, listen up Mr Government!
What would in fact be better, is if we switched to a vegetarian and vegan diet. Failing that, in vitro is the way to go. Let’s be honest, raising livestock of any kind is an inefficient and environmentally destructive form of food production and bad all-round for animals. On the other hand, in vitro meat is grown in a lab and doesn’t involve killing a single animal. Until meaty-types can kick the habit, they could chow down on some cruelty-free flesh without impact on animals’ lives. This impact I talk of includes living in dire conditions, transported sometimes thousands of miles and being slaughtered. Nice.
So you tell me: ‘normal’ meat, cloned meat, in vitro meat or vegetarian ‘meat’?
