"George Leppla" schrieb :
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> "Pete C." > wrote in message
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>> Giusi wrote:
>>>
>>> "Bryan" ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>> American "veal" is the product of cruelty, and you should at leastknow
>>> and
>>> acknowledge that you are a crappy person.
>>>
>>> It is so easy to identify and avoid white veal that you are 10 years
>>> behindhand. It's also way more expensive than most will pay.
>>
>> Simply not true. I've regularly driven past some farms producing veal,
>> and I see nothing cruel about the calfs on like 20' leashes sitting
>> contentedly munching grass next to their little individual doghouse
>> shelters.
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> When you see that scene, 9 times out of 10 it is a dairy farm, not a veal
> factory.
>
> Dairy farmers take male calves and put them in those small shelters.

Not only male calves. You're forgetting a small but important detail :
A cow which hasn't calved (sp?) doen't give milk.
Unless the farmer plans to expand ad infinitum, he has to get rid of the
calves.

>They usually feed them milk-substitute (not grass or hay) for a few months
>and sell them as "milk-fed veal". Others feed them various mixtures of
>grain and slaughter them at around one year old. That is sold as "Baby
>Beef".
>
> Raising vealers for diary farmers is just a way to make a few extra
> dollars and yes, the critters have a much better life than the newborn
> calves that are sold to commercial veal farms.
>
See above.

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner