Should food from cloned animals be allowed onto supermarket shelves?
2007-01-04 02:55:14 · 10 answers · asked by Mapitsa 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Since I'm a vegetarian and this *is* the V&V section of course I won't be eating it!
But I am delighted that it's been approved to be sold without labeling
It should dramatically increase the percentage of folks converting to vegetarianism!
Edit:
Andy B- You apparently aren't aware that animal cloning has been shown to cause signifigant genetic damage. That might not be deliberate genetic manipulation but it's certainly an unpredictable genetic modification.
2007-01-04 13:10:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think some people don't know what cloning is, it's not genetic modification.
While I know many people are opposed to cloning on ethical grounds, I see no real health problems. Clones are still animals like normal, just that they were conceived in an different way and have the same DNA of the animal they were cloned from, this doesn't create any inherent health problems.
All the bananas we eat are clones, as cultivated banana trees are sterile and new trees can only be made from cutting of old trees. This is very different in procedure obviously, but I see no reason why a cloned animal would be any worse than this. Assuming there's nothing wrong with the original there shouldn't be anything wrong with the clone.
2007-01-05 05:20:20 · answer #2 · answered by AndyB 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No I wouldn't I asked this same question it's a gross matter we don't know that much about cloning to start feeding use with this Genetically Altered meat is ludicrous. The FDA and US government fail and hurt their own people it's a terrible cycle and they want to use us a guinea pigs. We need to eat pure food not altered crap that they make it's terrible there going to kill us all off before it's over it's BS....
2007-01-04 04:08:41 · answer #3 · answered by xpseth 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO. did you see the botched cloning of the cow that has two heads and tow tongues on the news the other day. saw it in the DC market. Look at the impact of steriod sna anti biotics in the food. My kids are huge compared to me at the same age. my ten year old wears adult size shoes, not size 6 but 10s. my 2.5 year old is about the size of the average 5 year old.
2007-01-04 08:41:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
meat is meat I agree but it matters how it is processed before it ends up on the supermarket shelf that I'm afraid of... Ever heard the words "USDA approved & Aged to perfection" Thats a load of crapola
2007-01-04 04:30:03 · answer #5 · answered by megzz79 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. If it ever gets on shelves I hope it's labelled so I never ever buy it for anyone. I don't trust food that's been played around with, and it can't be proved safe in my lifetime so forget it!
2007-01-04 06:33:08 · answer #6 · answered by happynspirited 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you talking about the meat they are working on that will be cloned flesh?
2007-01-04 03:09:30 · answer #7 · answered by infojunkie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't knowingly do it......But who knows if we don't do that already when we buy meat from a grocery store!!
I wouldn't want it to be sold in supermarkets!
2007-01-04 03:02:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
An animal is an animal...does it matter if they are cloned?
2007-01-04 02:58:04 · answer #9 · answered by KathyS 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
....Why are you asking us vegetarians and vegans...HELLO WE DONT EAT MEAT!
2007-01-04 13:24:46 · answer #10 · answered by Dog Lover 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋