The benefit theme was discussed in the most detail throughout the
articles analyzed. Many articles discussed benefits of cultured meat in
four main areas. These benefit sub-themes included environmental, animal welfare, food security, and human health benefits. The environmental benefits discussed often focused on greenhouse gases,land,andwater
components. An article from the Burlington County Times of New Jersey
provided the following: “An Oxford University study found that this process [cultured meat production] would consume 35–60 percent less energy, 98 percent less land, and produce 80–95 percent less greenhouse
gas than conventional farming.” The resolution of animal welfare issues
was also discussed as a benefit of cultured meat. The articles often cited
the elimination of “in-humane” treatment and “suffering” that animals
experienced on “factory farms.” A statement discussing animal welfare
benefits in an Augusta Chronicle article provided,