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Christian for Israel · Knight of Jerusalem Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 1756

PETA Offers $1 Million Reward to First to Make In Vitro Meat

Scientists around the world are researching or seeking the funds to research ways to produce meat in the laboratory—without killing any animals. In vitro meat production would use animal stem cells that would be placed in a medium to grow and reproduce. The result would mimic flesh and could be cooked and eaten. Some promising steps have been made toward this technology, but we're still several years away from having in vitro meat be available to the general public.

PETA is now stepping in and offering a $1 million reward to the first scientist to produce and bring to market in vitro meat.

Why is PETA supporting this new technology? More than 40 billion chickens, fish, pigs, and cows are killed every year for food in the United States in horrific ways. Chickens are drugged to grow so large they often become crippled, mother pigs are confined to metal cages so small they can't move, and fish are hacked apart while still conscious—all to feed America's meat addiction. In vitro meat would spare animals from this suffering. In addition, in vitro meat would dramatically reduce the devastating effects the meat industry has on the environment.

Of course, humans don't need to eat meat at all—vegetarians are less likely to get heart disease, diabetes, or various types of cancer or become obese than meat-eaters are—and a terrific array of vegetarian mock meats already exist. But as many people continue to refuse to kick their meat addictions, PETA is willing to help them gain access to flesh that doesn't cause suffering and death.

Contest Details
PETA is offering a $1 million prize to the contest participant able to make the first in vitro chicken meat and sell it to the public by June 30, 2012. The contestant must do both of the following:

• Produce an in vitro chicken-meat product that has a taste and texture indistinguishable from real chicken flesh to non-meat-eaters and meat-eaters alike.
• Manufacture the approved product in large enough quantities to be sold commercially, and successfully sell it at a competitive price in at least 10 states.

Judging of taste and texture will be performed by a panel of 10 PETA judges, who will sample the in vitro chicken prepared using a fried "chicken" recipe from VegCooking.com. The in vitro chicken must get a score of at least 80 when evaluated in order to win the prize.
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ByGrace · ~*~ Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 669

The concept of this makes me ill. blah...

Christian for Israel · Knight of Jerusalem Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 1756

no kidding! lol

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smokey the dog · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 0:40 am Post subject:

Reminds me of the old Bill Cosby routine
The Chicken heart that ate New York
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Miss Vic · Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 8:01 am Post subject:

I think I'd rather quit eating meat....as it is I eat a lot more vegetables and fruit than I do meat.
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ByGrace · ~*~ Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 669

They always try to convince us that things are better for us....
when in fact, I strongly believe this is why we are seeing a increase in health issues.

Christian for Israel · Knight of Jerusalem Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 1756

indeed, many of the illnesses common today are directly linked to the foods we eat, including high frucose corn syrup, soy products and hydrogenated oils. getting back to a more basic diet of home grown veggies and meats does wonders to improve peoples health.
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RefinedInTheFire · Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 19:27 pm Post subject:

Excuse me while I get ill!
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smilinnow · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 13:18 pm Post subject:

Oh gag!

Although I've suspected KFC of serving some sort of chicken-like substance for years now... Razz

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