brighton_girl87
New member
- Jul 18, 2006
- 2,319
Bit harsh that as its not banned and its a personal choice.
However I agree with you on principal, I refuse to touch the stuff or Veal ( even that new so called friendly veal)
I'm vegetarian (and have been all my life) so don't eat any of it but I don't think veal (the rose type) in this country is any different to any other type of meat. I believe when dairy cows give birth the females are kept to be used as dairy cows themselves and the males are usually slaughtered within 48 hours and then their bodies are disposed of. Rose veal offers an alternative solution, these male calves can be raised for meat as per the conditions of traditional cows bred for beef ie without crates, never seeing daylight etc. It's still not ideal as they are taken away from their mothers very young but their life wouldn't have been a needless waste. It's not much different to eating lamb or pig.