Is veal no longer banned here? I don't understand

@urbandekay (18278)
November 8, 2012 2:04pm CST
I seem to remember that veal was banned here many years ago on animal welfare grounds but now I see people eating veal again? Has the ban on this abomination been repealed? all the best, urban
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
9 Nov 12
Veal was never banned. In the 1980's there was publicity regarding 'veal crates' where calves were confined so that they could not exercise (and therefore did not develop connective tissue, which is was one of the so-called 'desirable' features of veal). This method of rearing veal calves has now been banned in the UK (from 1990) and all of Europe (from 2007) except for Switzerland. The publicity surrounding the raising of veal calves in this way dealt a severe blow to the sales of veal and it is still difficult to find veal in the UK, even in butcher's shops, due to the lack of demand. The dairy industry is necessarily responsible for the existence of veal because cows must have been pregnant to lactate and about 50% of the calves born are male, for which the industry can have no further use, apart from breeding. As a result, there must be a surplus of calf meat and, apart from the cheese industry, which uses rennet from the calf's stomach, much of the meat is probably used for pet food. It is well to remember that, if you consider it an abomination to kill calves for food, you are still supporting the killing of calves when you buy milk, butter and cheese because it is simply uneconomic to raise at least half of the animals produced. One might as well eat veal (properly and humanely raised, of course) as not. Why feed what is perfectly good and very tender meat (if you can get it) to your cat or dog? Of course, you may be a vegan, in which case, of course, you will not eat any animal product and that is quite a different argument.
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• United States
8 Nov 12
It's still for sale here in the U.S! I wish they would change the name so people who eat baby cow will realize it...
@urbandekay (18278)
8 Nov 12
Meat eaters seem to like to give the meat a different name from the animal. Don't like to be reminded perhaps all the best, urban
@JohnRok1 (2051)
9 Nov 12
Where the names differ, the name for the meat is derived from what the French call the animal, whereas that for the animal is derived from the Anglo-Saxon. From your knowledge of English history you can probably work out why. Deer and venison seem to be an exception, as does other meat obtained by hunting. Again you can probably work out why.
@urbandekay (18278)
9 Nov 12
What you say is true in some cases but I am not so sure it is in all. 'Ham' coming from Greek I believe and 'pork' from Latin. all the best, urban
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
9 Nov 12
I looked for it at Sobey and could not find it,s but it is for saile here at Super Store. I am part Austrian and I do love Weiner Snitzel (sorry for the bad spelling). I do think that we have strict rules here on slaughter. I suppose you are against lamb as well. After all, that is a baby sheep. Was it because they killed a young calf or was it because the slaughter house was filthy, or unsanitary? Or did they feed the calves hormones, or something they should not eat?
@ladym33 (10978)
• United States
8 Nov 12
I don't recall veal being banned here. It has never stopped being on sale at the grocery store to my knowledge. I can't see what country or state you are from. Perhaps it was banned where you are but to my knowledge it has never been banned here in Illinois.