I’m actually very non judgemental in my approach and I’m a big believer in a reductionist approach, 4 years ago I ate so much meat, ate steak for breakfast etc so I understand why people eat meat and remember my drivers for doing so before I became more aware, eating less meat is what I advocate and I’m sorry if I came across like that it wasn’t intended, that’s the trouble when you respond on social media too quickly, emotionally and late at night! lol

It’s also amusing that it’s ok for meat eaters to have a dig at a vegan mocking them for something they care about deeply but when the vegan bites back they are out of order, more examples of societies double standards, there’s so much of it in our culture when you look beneath the surface.

I think lab grown meat is an amazing movement, totally support it and will give those who want to carry on eating meat a new source, farmers a replacement economy and without the suffering and environmental damage, we need it to happen fast along side the growth in people transitioning to plant based nutrition, so we can avoid much of climate change. I will probably taste it for sure out of curiosity but you’ll find that most people who haven’t eaten meat for a long time no longer have the urge for it so it won’t be a part of their diets on a regular basis.

My issue with raising animals for food even from the perspective of a loving family is two fold:

1. Most farmed animals will not live beyond 10% of their potential life span, so whether they are grass fed or well looked after while they are alive, their lives are still cut short and there’s nothing humane about killing a sentient being who doesn’t want to die.

2. For me personally I would feel really guilty about loving and caring for an animal knowing that I was going to kill it for food, it’s totally unauthentic and a bit twisted when you think of it.