The World Muslim Consumer Association Blog

These cattle suffer from stress (physical and from seeing cattle next to them slaughtered), foot rot, Bovine respiratory disease and Blight to name a few problems they face before they themselves are slaughtered in a halal manner. ... Unwanted bobby calves are killed and some bull calves are raised for veal. Heifer calves may be reared as herd replacements. The natural life span of a cow is about 20 years, but few dairy cows are older than seven when slaughtered. ...