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PETA Offers X-Prize for Artificial Meat

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the surprisingly-practical dept.

Bored MPA writes "The Times reports that PETA is to announce plans on Monday for a $1 million prize to the "first person to come up with a method to produce commercially viable quantities of in vitro meat at competitive prices by 2012." PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk addressed the controversial decision by saying, "We don't mind taking uncomfortable positions if it means that fewer animals suffer." An unexpected and pragmatic move from an organization that has a strong base of support from pro-organic vegans." The question I always had about this- if they can take one sample from one animal and clone it in a vat and feed this world, will the vegans be ok with that?

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  1. Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think I've got a winning idea, thanks to this film. Hopefully those PETA folks won't ask too many questions. Then things might get... unpleasant.

  2. Isnt fake meat called... by Mazrim_Ta · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tofu? I'll take my prize in small bills please.

  3. hmm by strack · · Score: 5, Funny

    I like PETA, but I couldn't eat a whole one.

  4. Silly. by jpellino · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they're vegans for more than one narrow reason (which they seem to be) this will not make them happy.

    I can't recall the comedian, but someone once noted "Why do vegetarians need to make their food (tofu pups, veggieburgers) look like meat they simply wont eat? You don't see monks keeping blow-up dolls just hanging around."

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  5. For those who prefer car analogies by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is never any point finishing a car analogy on slashdot....

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  6. Re:They are unpleasant already by spidercoz · · Score: 5, Funny
    We kill flies and mosquitoes because they're pests. We kill cows and chickens because we're hungry. We kill pheasants and quails because it's fun, and we're hungry. We kill people because they're pests, and it's fun.

    With apologies to George Carlin

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  7. Re:They are unpleasant already by gnick · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...perhaps the PETA people might want to sponsor some genetic engineering research to allow humans to digest the plant matter that cows can eat that we can't. I actually eat grass all of the time, it just needs to be preprocessed before it's ready for direct consumption. Personally, I run it through a cow, have the butcher extract it once it's ready, and then grill it up and enjoy it. Grass can be delicious when properly prepared.
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