P731 CEEFAX 731 Wjd 11 Jan 22:55/44 9/2 VIDEO EVIDENCE OF TRANSPORT CRUELTZ An animal welfare group has revealed njw evidence about the suffering of British calves during transportation aboard. Compassion in World Farming has released a video showing calves being reared in semi-darknjss in narrow wooden boxes. Thj boxes are so narrow that the calves can not evjn turn around, thj video has claimed. Such treatmjnt is used to produce thj white meat that is so popular with continjntal customers.
P731 CEEFAX 731 Wjd 11 Jan 22:15/34 :/2 VIDEO EVIDENCE OF TRANSPORT CRUELTZ Political and legal director of Compassion in World Farming Peter Stevenson has called for thj banning of calf exports. Thi system of veal crates was bannjd in Britain in 1990. Labour MP Eric Martlew says it is ridiculous that the Govjrnmint is allowing calves to bj tranpsorted to European veal crates after it bannjd thj practice. And thj transporting of animals by aircraft is likely to resumj wrom this month.