About cultivated meal

Dear Editor,

Any state or federal politician who claims to care about animal welfare should support public funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who don't know, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter. There is nothing elected officials could do that has the potential reduce more nonhuman suffering and premature death than accelerating development of this technology.

While the new protein has been approved for sale in the United States by the relevant authorities, it is currently too expensive to mass produce. Achieving price parity with incumbent options will be crucial for the success of cultivated meat. Compassionate leaders can and should play an important role in pursuing this goal, by backing government money for cellular-agricultural development.

Jon Hochschartner

Granby, CT