[exdsq]

I wonder if there will be a category between vegetarian and vegan where it consists of vegan & lab-grown, so no animal is that impacted (it's my understanding lab grown is far better than current practices in the dairy industry, for example).

[nickkell]

The blood or tissue needed to seed the process means it will never be considered vegan.

[exdsq]

Sure! But it's 'less' than a dairy farm, which is why I wonder if there could be a middle ground. Also, I saw a new company makes lab-grown nuggets from proteins found in discard chicken feathers. That must be getting close enough to some Vegans considering it is acceptable. I have a friend who's a vegan who said they'd happily eat a steak if the cow fell onto a BBQ in such a way it cut a nice cut of sirloin that perfectly cooked, so there is definitely a tipping point somewhere of what's acceptable and what isn't. If the source cells are taken from an animal in a way a Vegan finds acceptable then surely all byproducts from that point on are okay.