Hey Ovo-lacto vegetarian...(and flexitarians...etc)?!
(I am vegan, and this stuff freaks me out a little)
Answers: last week the FDA said that cloned animals and their by-products were fine for consumers to eat. I wonder how you feel about it? Would you still eat eggs and dairy from cloned animals?
(I am vegan, and this stuff freaks me out a little)
I agree with wires and string, it is so expensive to clone, and they are probably thinking cloning priced bulls and so forth, not the ones that people will be consuming, but these cloned animals decedents is what worry me.
On the other hand, I wouldn't mind a clone of myself, I'm pretty funny...I think that me and myself would get on famously ;)
Edit to add: The other thing that concerns me, is that when you inbreed any animal (or human, i.e. the village idiot) these animals have something wrong with them, be it mental or physical, now what will happen when you mix clones?
As a meat eater (sorry) I have a real problem with cloned animals. I see absolutely no reason to clone animals for food...it's wrong and unnatural!
i think it is very odd that the fda made a decision on it now. given that it doesnt seem that it would be a financially viable option for at least another 10-15 years and they have so little data about it. I find it especially odd that they decided that it does not require special labeling. Did you know that their reasoning (and i am paraphrasing an article i read in wired) is while they acknowledge that many cloned animals have defects and die young it is their belief that the ones that make it to adulthood where they might be eaten (or produce milk or eggs) wouldnt have any defects. Rather alarming huh?
to play devil's advocate i would guess that this hasty decision is related directly to the belief that come Jan 09 there will be a democrat president and a real fda instead of one that serves business, but to be honest, it absolutely baffles me.
No because I am not about to pay $100 for a tray eggs and $100 for a carton of milk.. about what it would cost for them to recover the cost of cloning an animal in commercially viable quantities. The report simply said it was possible and products would be safe for consumption. I could be wrong but can't recall them saying that they would actually go through with it anytime soon. And with the already over producing egg and dairy industry, I don't see the reason why it has to be done in the first place. I see the purpose being for stock and breed preservation, not for egg and dairy or even meat production.
No. I would buy cage free eggs-organic, and organic milk. they will eventually have to label that ****. the public will demand it. so twisted. careful to eat vegan when out always