[refurb]

"Those cells are acquired with a simple biopsy"

I guess it depends on where you draw the line? The chicken isn't killed, but I assume it's anesthetized, and surgery is performed on it to get the biopsy sample.

Is that cruel? Do you refuse to eat any product that came from that biopsy?

[doublerabbit]

Unless an animal puts up it's paw and volunteers to be put under biopsy for food then yes. It's cruel.

Why don't we make food out of humans instead?

[xkcd-sucks]

Yeah, and then the chicken is sacrificed after the biopsy because the techs are only certified for non-survival surgery where survival surgery would require an actual vet