Religion, Animals, and Technology

Most beef cattle in the United States start their lives on pasture and finish them crowded feedlots, releasing hundreds of pounds greenhouse gases methane nitrous oxide, before they are transported to a slaughterhouse, where killed bodies sliced into steaks ground hamburgers. Until recently, alternatives this system were either meat produced less sustainable but more humane method raising solely utilizing smaller-scale slaughterhouses or plant-based substitutes. The development first cultured burger 2013, through tissue engineering, raised possibility newer better alternative. In article, I use example argue that religion technology co-constitutive, shape reshape each other, intersection between production has had continues have direct impact animals for meat. Kosher meat, industrial cultured, exemplifies complexities relationship religion, technology, will serve as throughout article.