UK start-up Meatly has launched a cultivated meat product for pets – the first company to sell cultivated meat in both the UK and EU.
Meat production is extremely carbon intensive, contributing significantly to greenhouse gas emissions.
While the vast majority of meat is eaten by humans, a significant amount also makes up the 10.5 million tonnes of pet food sold in Europe each year.
In a bid to feed pets more sustainably, Meatly – in collaboration with plant-based dog food brand The Pack – has been working towards producing lab-grown meat products for pets.
The company claims the new Chick Bites product has been produced from a single sample of cells taken from one chicken egg, from which enough cultivated meat could be produced to feed pets forever. This process, it says, produces a product that is just as tasty and nutritious as traditional chicken breast.
The company says this cultivated meat is then combined with plant-based ingredients to provide a nutritious, healthy and sustainable...