Florida House Republican Ryler Sirois introduced a new bill on Monday, aiming to make it illegal to manufacture, sell, hold, or distribute lab-grown meat within the state.
Today, there are more than 886 thousand head of cattle and 15,000 beef producers throughout Florida. Currently, Florida ranks 13th in overall cattle numbers nationwide.
Yeah, and it’s a big part of the states history. Florida Crackers are a part of that. There’s a cow on the city of Kissimmee seal too, lol. I grew up in Kissimmee, a suburb of Orlando (it’s a suburb, fight me) and there was a cow pasture behind the house, I have childhood memories of kids cutting the fence and that cattle occasionally wandering in the backyard, and one time my mom getting chased back to the house by a cow after she tried to chase it out of the yard.
… Florida has a livestock industry?
Yes, and it’s pretty significant
https://www.floridabeef.org/raising-beef/cattle-in-florida
Goddam. That state is basically a swamp, and someone decided it’s a good idea for humans to live there and raise cows.
Yeah, and it’s a big part of the states history. Florida Crackers are a part of that. There’s a cow on the city of Kissimmee seal too, lol. I grew up in Kissimmee, a suburb of Orlando (it’s a suburb, fight me) and there was a cow pasture behind the house, I have childhood memories of kids cutting the fence and that cattle occasionally wandering in the backyard, and one time my mom getting chased back to the house by a cow after she tried to chase it out of the yard.