Free Baby Mendes-Sign letter to free veal calves from confinement crates

September 28, 2007

Imagine a place where baby calves are taken from their mothers just hours after birth and shipped away to live in cramped, filthy crates with barely enough room to move. This shocking scenario is a sad reality for the young calves at Mendes Calf Ranch in Tipton, California. Calves live by themselves in crates so small they can’t even turn around or lie down naturally. They must contort their bodies simply to move around

in the small space, which is often covered with their own excrement. Such confinement violates California’s animal cruelty laws, which is why the Animal Legal Defense Fund has filed a lawsuit against Mendes Calf Ranch. But there is something you can do to Free Baby Mendes – and the up to 12,000 other calves that Mendes confines every day of the year. Land O’Lakes and Challenge Dairy are two of the major dairy producers who use milk from calves who were confined at Mendes Calf Ranch. Their suppliers ship calves to Mendes, where the calves are unnaturally isolated in crates, while their mothers’ milk is taken. While the courts review ALDF’s complaint in ALDF v. Mendes, it’s time to let dairy corporations like Land O’Lakes and Challenge Dairy know that

these practices are unnecessary — and unacceptable. Sign ALDF's letter alerting Land O’Lakes and Challenge Dairy about what is going on at Mendes Calf Ranch — and tell them consumers won’t tolerate such animal cruelty. Go to FreeBabyMendes.com now to take action for these confined calves! Support ALDF in our mission to win the case

against cruelty. Donate today! Be a voice for the voiceless. Become an Anti-Cruelty Team member! Animal Legal Defense Fund170 East Cotati Avenue, Cotati, CA 94931Phone: (707) 795-2533 • Fax: (707) 795-7280E-mail: info • Web: www.aldf.org Un | Update Profile | Confirm | Forward

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