I believe cultivated meat does come with the necessary risks (imagine the kind of hotbed of viruses and resistant bacteria a piece of living flesh with no immun

I believe cultivated meat does come with the necessary risks (imagine the kind of hotbed of viruses and resistant bacteria a piece of living flesh with no immune system can become!) and caveats (spiritual and ethical considerations that haven't been pondered, like "is this meat connected to a living soul" or "is this meat kosher/halal"), but the "we have to protect the farmers" defence is plain idiotic. The profits of the meat industry should never be a reason to work towards ending animal suffering. In fifty to a hundred years this guy could be a Disney villain.