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This used to be a witty title but some pro-censorship arse complained so here we are (www.theguardian.com)

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No more cordon blur: France prepares to ban vegetarian products from using meaty language

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[–] Spudger@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly. If they want honesty in labelling then images of happy cows in fields on dairy products should be replaced by pictures of young calves being pulled from their mothers so they don't consume the milk.

[–] RandoCalrandian@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Oh come on, let’s at least be honest about that (I say as someone who doesn’t drink milk anymore)

Lactating cows will continue to lactate so long as someone is taking the milk, the calves are not getting some type of despicable treatment by being weened off.

…that treatment comes after, in the slaughterhouses