Elected politicians should support funding for cultivated meat research

Dear Editor,

Any politician who cares one iota about animal welfare should support increased public funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who don't know, the revolutionary protein is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter. I believe development of this technology is the most promising means of reducing nonhuman suffering and premature death.

While the private sector has made notable progress in advancing the field of cellular agriculture, significant hurdles remain. Perhaps the most important of these is reaching price parity with slaughtered options. Our elected leaders can help advance this compassionate technology by backing further government investment in cultivated-meat research.

Jon Hochschartner, Granby, CT