"Veal crates are one of the most extreme ways of rearing animals to reduce energy losses. They are narrow, solid-sided wooden boxes used for rearing calves to produce veal. They are so narrow that calves cannot turn round. They are fed an all-liquid, iron-deficient diet to produce pale, white meat. The calves are slaughtered at 4 to 6 months old having never seen the light of day. Veal crates were banned in the UK in 1990, but they are still used in Europe. They will be banned there from 2007."
Granted the textbook is a couple of years out of date, but eugh. This just made me sick.This happens to all animals. There aren't enough regulations in place to stop it. People just get away with keeping animals in these appalling conditions all the time.
And that, my friends, is why I do not eat meat.
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