Meat is simply cruel
I AM a long-time vegetarian who reads or hears about animal cruelty almost every week.
As such, I would like to say how disgusted I am with South Tyneside Council and its change of policy towards serving school meals which include Halal meat to secondary schools and primary schools in the borough.
I think any form of animal cruelty should be stamped out and not encouraged, which is what the schools are doing by serving meat which comes from this ritual slaughter.
Also, to impose this on all of the schools' pupils without even asking them or their parents is a total disgrace.
I thought schools were trying to encourage more pupils to eat their meals by offering more choice.
I feel as if this is a step in the wrong direction, as they have taken away the choice.
Bring back choice now or, better still, start to serve more meat-free meals at schools in South Tyneside.
Mark Heslop,
County Mews,
South Shields.
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