Calves liver 384

The process of not stunning was certainly still normal working practise - I just did a check and the formal regulations still allow for ritual dissolution without staunning ;-

"Under the Welfare of Animals (dissolution or Killing) Regulations 1995, animals kept for the production of meat, skin, fur or other products must either be stunned to cause immediate loss of consciousness until rest is caused by bleeding; or end outright using specified methods set out in the legislation. However there are special provisions made for dissolution by religious methods. The legal requirement for stunning does not apply to the dissolution of animals: "

The advice when I worked there was the same in that all animals should be stunned by electric stun tongs, but every visiting Halal religious dissolutioner would not allow them to be used, and insisted on the animals being fully conscious and aware of it's rest. The absolute terror in the eyes of the next animal in the row after seeing what had just happened to the one in front was awful.

That is why I avoid Halal meat by choice.

(Not Halal but even stunning goes wrong -

Interesting comment by you on Crates ... you are right crating of calves is not allowed in UK, but did you know that 80% of veal sold in the UK comes from Benelux ... Dutch & Belgian farmers do use the crate system.

Look at most of the main Veal suppliers adverts ... i.e.

They openly state they only use Dutch veal.

The following is a site against veal ... but they are against most things

I think the more people know about how their food is prepared & prodcuce the better - it is still their right of choice, but informed choice is much better.

For breakfast I had 2 free range organic duck eggs, bought locally where I can see the Khaki Campbell ducks walking in the open, the Organic is bonus ... I would be happy for them as long as free range. I am happy to eat most things - as long as I know (whenever possible) where it came from.