To the surprise of many, it gained the approval of 55 of those voting. Last month in Arizona, despite well funded opposition from agribusiness, the ban on small cages for sows and veal calves also passed, with 62 support.

Nevertheless, I did have a very nice veal cutlet.

Yet in Europe and North America, there is growing concern about the ethics of the way meat and eggs are produced. The consumption of veal has fallen sharply since it became widely known that to produce so called white actually pale pink veal, newborn calves are separated from their mothers, deliberately made anemic, denied roughage, and kept in stalls so narrow that they cannot walk or turn around.

Pigs, Calves, and American Democracy

No, but never mind. Beans on the stove, veal in the cupboard!

Beef from Charollais, pork from Périgord lamb from Brittany, veal from Normandy.

Bedrich slaughters calves you know, mother?

Well let's look at mothers and calves.

Yet, despite these well founded criticisms, over the last 20 years factory farming not only of chickens, but also of pigs, veal calves, dairy cows, and, in outdoor feedlots, cattle has spread rapidly in developing countries, especially in Asia. Now we are discovering that the consequences may be far more deadly than we ever imagined.

Pigs' feet and calves' heads waiting for sauce vinaigrette.

Veal calves are similarly confined for all their lives in individual stalls that do not permit them to turn around, lie down, or stretch their limbs. These methods are, essentially, labor saving devices they make management of the animals easier and enable units with thousands or tens of thousands of animals to employ fewer and less skilled workers.

They used to let you go. Three calves and I could go.

Yes, the hind also in the field calves, and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.

Yes, the hind also in the field calves, and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.

And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

The men did so, and took two milk cows, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home

and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the male goats, and for the calves which he had made.

The men did so, and took two milk cows, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home

and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the male goats, and for the calves which he had made.

And the men did so and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home

And the men did so and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home

And this is the kind of call that is used by, say, right whale mothers and calves as they separate to come back again.

These were the first cloned calves, the first cloned grey wolves, and then, finally, the first cloned piglets Alexis, Chista, Carrel, Janie and Dotcom.

How shall I come before Yahweh, and bow myself before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?

How shall I come before Yahweh, and bow myself before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?

Now the Army teaches you to do five points of performance the toes of your feet, your calves, your thighs, your buttocks and your push up muscles.

nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption.

nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption.

Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

and the people flew on the spoil, and took sheep, and cattle, and calves, and killed them on the ground and the people ate them with the blood.

and the people flew on the spoil, and took sheep, and cattle, and calves, and killed them on the ground and the people ate them with the blood.

Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.

But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.

And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground and the people did eat them with the blood.

Take with you words, and turn to the LORD say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously so will we render the calves of our lips.

And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground and the people did eat them with the blood.

Take with you words, and turn to the LORD say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously so will we render the calves of our lips.

Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall

Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall

That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall

That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall