ELVIS'
STORY
Many
do
not
realize
that
veal
is
a
direct
by-product
of
the
dairy
industry.
To
maximize
milk
production,
farmers
artificially
inseminate
cows
every
year.
Female
offspring
are
saved
to
make
future
milking
cows.
Male
calves
are
taken
from
their
mothers
shortly
after
birth.
Some
are
slaughtered
just
after
birth
for "bob
veal."
In
the
U.S.
most
are
destined
for
veal
crates
where
they
will
endure
14
to
17
weeks
of
torture
in
a
pen
so
small
they
can’t
even
turn
around.
With
dairy
cows,
it
is
not
economically
viable
to
raise
the
males
for
beef.
Their
flesh
is
not
as
desirable
as
the “beef” breeds
such
as
Angus
or
Herefords – so
they
become
veal
instead.
Elvis was discovered by an animal lover in a dark, dismal barn with several other calves tied up and awaiting their sale to a veal farmer at the next livestock auction. They were just babies - scared and alone after being pulled away from their mother so that humans can consume the milk that is rightfully theirs. Mmmmm....Got Milk Cruelty?
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