• commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 年前

    I’ve never heard of veal calves being slaughtered at 4 days. that’s when they are sent to a veal farm, to fatten up a bit.

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      1 年前

      It is the industry standard in NZ. Often times the price isn’t high enough to justify transport costs and they are simply shot instead.

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        1 年前

        i just want to make sure i understand what you’re saying: veal in new zealand is from 4-day-old calves? is that the story you want to stick with?