Cultivated meat research supported

Dear Editor,

Politicians who care about animal welfare should support public funding for cultivated-meat research at the state and federal level. For those who don't know, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter. Even low adoption rates of the protein would save countless animals from brief, hellish lives on factory farms.

While the private sector has made admirable progress advancing the field of cellular agriculture, important technological hurdles remain for the mass production of cheap cultivated meat. These can be overcome with further study, backed by the government. Compassionate leaders should help accelerate development of the field.

Jon Hochschartner, Granby, CT