In recent decades, cruel farming practices have been outlawed throughout Europe but, tragically, no such legal protections currently exist in the United States. In fact, most state anti-cruelty laws exclude farm animals and, as a result, millions of innocent creatures are made to endure intolerable cruelty on factory farms.

Veal production is among the cruelest farming practices in existence today. To produce veal, baby calves are taken from their mothers and chained by the neck in small wooden crates just two feet wide. They cannot turn around, stretch their limbs, or even lie down comfortably, and they live in these crates for their entire lives. This severe confinement prevents the calves from exercising so their muscles cannot develop, which keeps their meat tender. In addition, veal calves are fed an all-liquid diet deficient in iron and fiber, designed to produce borderline anemia and the pale-colored flesh sold as veal.

As American consumers have learned about the cruelty of veal production, veal consumption has dropped significantly. But some people continue eating veal and, as a result, hundreds of thousands of baby calves are made to suffer intolerable cruelty every year. It is time to say no to cruelty, and that means saying no to veal.

For more information, please see www.NoVeal.org, or www.FarmSanctuary.org.