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Veal

You may think that this topic should be somewhere else, but not so as it is a big issue with many activists. Veal meat is often sold at higher prices as compared to regular beef because it is supposed to be more sweet and tender to the bite. Some activists claim that the calf is kept on a starvation diet and not given the chance to move or roam much:

A Fate Worse Than Death

Male calves used for veal are taken from their mothers one or two days after birth. They are chained inside tiny crates barely larger than their bodies and are usually kept in darkness, except to be fed two or three times a day for 20 minutes.

During their brief lives, they never see the sun or touch the earth. They never see or taste the grass. Their anemic bodies crave proper sustenance. Their muscles ache for freedom and exercise. They long for maternal care. About 14 weeks after their birth, they are slaughtered.

Solitary Confinement

The veal calf's permanent home is a veal crate, a wooden restraining device that is so small (22 inches by 54 inches) that the calves cannot turn around. Designed to prevent movement (exercise), the crate does its job of atrophying the calves" muscles, thus producing tender "gourmet" veal. The calves often suffer from open sores caused by the constant rubbing against the crates.
Ref. https://www.peta.org/

What is your view, will you still eat or begin to eat veal?

Veal

My dislike of veal started mostly as a cost issue, but having read other information about it besides the post above, I will definitely not go to the store to purchase it. I would not be angry or offended if somebody served it to me for dinner at his or her home. When it comes to culinary activism, I try to remain calm and reasonable.

Living in the center of a major beef-producing area, I wonder if the treatment of calves for veal is much worse than what other animals endure in the agricultural process. I would never be able to become vegetarian, but I would willingly buy my meat from a good independent farmer or local butcher shop if I was sure of the safety and humanity of the product and the process, respectively.

Veal History & Civil Business Politics

I am not a big veal eater myself, mainly because of the price as howe6079 mentioned. I have eaten veal at some restaurants; both before and after I was aware of how they treat the animals to get the veal. I have a problem with those who try to tell others that animals must be treated like humans and that it is wrong to use animals for food, etc. My perception is that God placed animals on the earth for a purpose, and one of those is for humans to use as a food source. Nowhere in the Bible can I recall where God asks us to treat animals as we would treat ourselves. Does that mean that I have no feelings for animals at all? No it doesn't. I have a dog as a pet. I have been to a farm and played with the animals there. But there isn't a need to question how and why we use certain animals as a source of food. I am however, against killing certain animals to the point of extinction; but as long as there are clean, healthy animals that can be a viable source of food for me and my family, then I don't have a problem with that.

Veal

I have been to S. Korea where they eat dog. I have been to China where they eat cats, dogs... (there is a joke in China "if it walks or has been grown, there is a recipe for it"). While I have not eaten any of these, to my knowledge, I do understand that when food is scarce you will eat was is present to survive. Veal as we know it is fairly pricey, as has been mentioned, and I would not go out of my way to buy it. However, do I get upset at someone else eating it? Not really. If I were hungry, there is a lot I would eat.


Just a thought,

Vincenzo

Veal

Well, in general, this doesn't bother me because I view cows as food anyway. However, the process does seem particularly cruel. I would have a fit if anyone mistreated a dog or a cat, yet some people view them as food.

I guess I will need to reconsider my position on this. Fortunately, I am not a big veal eater, so it wouldn't be difficult to give it up.

I do think all animals are put on this earth for our use, but I don't believe that means it is o.k. to be cruel in that use.

Veal

I, personally, am a vegetarian, mainly because I think that we have more than enough alternatives to meat and therefore shouldn't have to resort to killing an animal for food unless there is no other option for survival.
Even though I don't think it is my place to persuade others of my opinion, I still think that if people are going to slaughter an animal for food, they should at least treat them in a humane manner.