| 单词 | veal crate |
| 释义 | > as lemmasveal crate veal crate n. a narrow wooden box or partitioned stall with restricted light and space in which a calf is reared for slaughter so as to ensure the whiteness of the meat.The use of veal crates is now illegal in a number of countries. ΚΠ 1980 Times 16 Feb. 3/6 The group said in its report that hen batteries, veal crates and sow stalls were all unacceptable. 1995 Animals' Voice Winter 32/1 In 1990 Britain banned the raising of calves in veal crates. This practice of restricting a calf's movements and strictly controlling its diet to create the desired tender flesh is still carried on in most European countries. 2011 P. Waldau Animal Rights x. 187 Pacelle and Baur worked together in..California..to ban gestation crates, veal crates, and battery cages. < as lemmas |
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