[Cyber action] Long distance transport of British-born calves

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http://www.ciwf.org/campaigns/primary_campaigns/long_distance_ecard.htm

 

British-born calves, alive and in their thousands, are again being

sent on long and stressful journeys to be reared in veal production

systems that would be illegal in their country of origin.

Scientific

evidence shows that calves travel particularly badly. Now that the ban

on British beef exports has been lifted, up to 500,000 calves per year

could be sent not only by road, but also by ship across the channel,

causing them extra distress in what might already have been an

unacceptable journey for such young animals.

CIWF does not want a trade in live calves to continue – instead we

want a trade in meat and an

eight-hour maximum limit on all journey times in the EU. And that's

eight hours full stop.

Joana

Lumley has already given her support to our latest action - now you can

help by sending this e-card to David Miliband (Secretary of State,

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) , asking him to do

everything he can to persuade industry to trade in meat not in live

calves