Article: Calves are treated humanely and with respect ; Veal is a by-product of milk production. Each year cows calve in order to produce milk; female calves have a future as replacement dairy cows, but unless we are prepared to give up drinking milk and eating cheese, the fate of the male dairy calf is a fact of life that cannot be ignored.

Veal is a by-product of milk production. Each year cows calve in order to produce milk; female calves have a future as replacement dairy cows, but unless we are prepared to give up drinking milk and eating cheese, the fate of the male dairy calf is a fact of life that cannot be ignored.

Banishing British veal from our diets condemns the calf to facing the bullet or being exported, often hundreds of miles, for veal production in intensive systems in Belgium or Holland.

In a time when the Government is encouraging us not to waste food, culling thousands of potentially productive dairy calves has become morally indefensible.

Britain has been ahead of the game improving welfare standards so that ...

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