Following the lead of William Waldegrave, the Agriculture Minister, the British dairy industry has washed its hands of responsibility for the fate of the calves it breeds. We say this is not good enough . Producers have a responsibility to see that calves are not sent abroad to suffer conditions which are illegal in Britain. Consumer pressure caused the ferry companies to stop carrying animals for slaughter abroad. Give up milk products, and end this cruel trade.
Most supermarkets now sell soya milk as a replacement for cows milk.
Sometimes it may be flavoured with apple juice or wheat syrup. Most of the higher quality soya milks are fortified with calcium, so there need be no anxiety on that score.