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 environmentalbenefitsdiscussedoftenfocusedongreenhousegases,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,