Section 1, The baby cow, the cage, and nothing else
These animals are living the worst lives possible; never able to see touch or eat the grass,
never able to nurse from their mothers. When most baby cows (or known as there meat's name,
veal) are first born, they are lifted into a truck or rail, taken to a slaughterhouse, and packed into a
small cage where they will receive a pre-slaughter inspection.Their legs are packed up into their
stomach, their heads pushing out of the bars in the front, and their tails popping out of the back.
Every few days or so they inject them with steroids to make more meat for the increasing demand
of meat. Once fat enough, slice! Some of the others are killed instantly after birth for bob veal.
Fact: most baby calfs only live for 14 weeks.
Section 2, the even less fortunate.
If the cows live... unfortunately... they will be moved, cage to cage, barely getting
bigger each time and then they will get a pre-slaughter inspection. Then when the adults give birth
to baby cows or a baby cow they are moved to a point where they are cleaned, before an autistic
woman known as Temple Grandin who invented the cleaning process for cows by putting them on
cranes and dipping them in the water where they can still breathe and lifting them back out came
along cows were moved onto a platform and electrocuted until they would fall in the water and
almost drown.
Section 3, The female cow.
A young female cow or calf is raised to be a dairy cow. She is given antibiotics and is
eventually put on a milk machine where her milk will be continuously pumped every day in her
uncomfortable, unnatural environment. And after giving birth to her young, she will still be milked
for years until production slows, at this time she will be slaughtered.
Section 4, the slaughtering.
Eventually the rest will get killed along with the others, they will be hung by there hind legs
and they are placed on a processing line where their main artery is cut out. After this, the cow's
blood will drain and they will very soon die. the cow's hide skin and/or plumage will be removed and
the poor specimen's carcass will be inspected by a government inspector for quality and saftey.
finally, the carcass is cut and the body parts separated.
Section 5, the slightly more fortunate.
Some male cows are put in somewhat small "open pens" for slightly happier lives, but they
will still be chained and most are destine for the veal crate(The veal crate is a restraining device
that is made out of wood and is destine to be the veal calf's home for the rest of his life.).It is only
22" x 54" and the cows can stand, but still not move. It also is the most high profit, animal
confinement agriculture. Designed to prevent exercise, the crate atrophies the calves' muscles to
produce tender "gourmet" veal.
Section 6, Food to the cow.
The calves are generally fed a milk substitute that lacks essential
nutrients so that the cow can keep its anemic and creates the pale pink or white color desired in
the finished product. Farmers also deprive the animals of water, who, always thirsty, are driven
to drink a large quantity of the liquid feed that they are given. Because of these extremely
unhealthy living conditions and restricted diets, calves are susceptible to have several diseases,
including "scours," or constant diarrhea. In the instance of this happening, they must be given
huge doses of antibiotics and other drugs to make sure they live which is also consumed by YOU
in the meat.
Section 7, How you can help!
At any age, young or old, big or small, It’s just a step away to get active for animals that we
eat. There are also a lot of things that don't require much money that you can do! The best thing
you can do to help animals is to stop eating them! In fact, for every person who goes vegetarian
hundreds of animals (a year) are saved. (The U S by itself eats even more than 27 billion animals
each year. How is that possible when there aren't even 7 billion people on the planet?! I don't know)
This doesn't mean you have to go vegan. What's a vegan? Well, a vegan is a person who cuts out
meat AND dairy. Don't want to stay vegetarian/vegan forever? Well only do it for a month.
Section 8, The cow life.
Ever seen a cow? They’re wonderful, friendly animals that are a man's friend, if so, then
why do we kill them anyway? In nature, cows are vegetarians, but those who are raised for food
are only allowed to graze freely for the first couple of months of their lives if lucky enough. After
that, they are fed nothing but ground-up animals, like dogs and cats that have been pumped full of
illegal hormones and antibiotics so that they fatten up easily.
In conclusion, man is to be known as 50% mean, and 50% kind, so lets try to make it 100% kind!
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