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I voted yes but, as with all meat, it's important to consider your supplier. Veal imported from other countries isn't necessarily required to meet the same welfare standards as veal raised in the UK (although veal crates have been banned in all EU countries for a few years now), so with such muddy waters about how the animals are reared you can see why people take ethical issue with veal in a general sense. I think British rose veal is a different story though - many of the animals used for this product are the male offspring of dairy cattle that otherwise would be shot within a few short hours of being born due to the fact that they will never produce milk and are not considered good for beef. Add this to the fact that the animals are actually reared until about 8 months old (compared to 5-6 months for lamb), and that British rose veal is endorsed by the RSPCA and Compassion in World Farming and I think there's an argument that British rose veal is at least as ethical as any other meat production process in the UK. As both a farmer's daughter and consumer of meat and milk, I would rather know that every 'link' in these production processes are being used efficiently and (for want of a better word) respectfully, for the sake of both the animal and the farmer. If we are going to use animal products then it is our responsibility to use them all rather than dispose of those links considered to be of no use in further production or undesired by the consumer.
Voted no, but it's definitely not a clear cut issue. For example, veal from the male offspring of dairy cattle, who would most likely be slaughtered in any case, I don't have a problem with.
On the other hand, veal raised in crates for it's entire lifetime for the sole purpose of being used as veal I'm not so keen on. I guess ultimately all non-dairy cattle is raised to be killed, but the idea of being born, raised in a crate then slaughtered doesn't sit all that well with me.
Its not very well known, so many people are scared to try a meat they know nothing about. The idea of Veal, whether cruel or not, has not reached the masses. Maybe super markets should promote it more to customers that would not normally try it.
Personally, I eat lamb. To me that is not to dissimilar as to eating a young calf. I am for Veal!
Veal still has an aura of ethical negativity around it.
I voted yes however because of the introduction of british rose veal. I don't see any issue with eating that in fact if anything it is ethically sound as it gives farmers an incentive to keep "useless" male dairy calves rather than shooting them at birth... which does occur.
I think that there's some misconception about veal - I'm pretty sure there are now laws in place that mean British rose veal has to meet certain standards and they're not kept in the small dark spaces they use to be etc etc, but if u buy veal that has been imported from abroad, they dont have to meet the same regulations so the animals have probably been treated cruelly. I think as long as welfare standards are kept high there's no problem eating da baby cows. People eat lamb all the time
I voted 'no' for guilt reasons. I am a classic guilty carnivore, choosing to eat meat and feel bad about it. I'm actually inclined to say that if lamb is ok, why isn't veal, and as such should have clicked 'yes', veal is indeed right. But I've clicked 'no' as the guilty best friend of a vegetarian who is well aware of the ethical downfalls of the meat industry as a whole, and who would look painfully into the face of a sad young calf about to be slaughtered, feel terrible, but then eat it anyway. :(