Veal Eaters: Try to Stomach This One

Published by PETA Staff.
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This one goes out to any stonehearted, selfish so-and-so who still eats veal:

Baby cows are torn from their mothers hours after they’re born and then kept weak and immobile in filthy pens for the entirety of their short lives. And if that fails to register your compassion or your disgust, let’s try this tidbit: Your next veal meal just might be laced with poison.

That’s right—federal charges have been issued against Select Veal Feeds Inc. for allegedly lacing feed with formaldehyde in order to lessen diarrhea and with potassium permanganate to ensure that the anemic calves’ flesh appeared even lighter. Wayne Marcho and Select Veal Feeds are expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of misbranding under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The company also faces a felony charge for lying to Food and Drug Administration inspectors.

The moral of this story? If you eat veal, not only do you contribute to the suffering of an infant, you also risk eating toxic chemicals that you’d find in a high school chemistry lab.

Written by Karin Bennett

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