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Does In Vitro Meat Constitute Animal Liberation?
- Journal of Animal Ethics
- University of Illinois Press
- Volume 9, Number 2, Fall 2019
- pp. 199-211
- Article
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Abstract:
There is a modern movement to grow artificial meat in laboratories in order to counter the ills of industrial animal agriculture. This article investigates whether lab-grown meat constitutes animal liberation by critically examining its proposed ethical superiority over traditional meat. These considerations are balanced with reflections on the ethical unknowns and shortcomings of the use of technology to solve human-caused problems. We examine a range of meanings attributed to "animal liberation" and consider how various forms of violence are potentially left unchallenged, with a particular focus on gender relations.