Ad in Newsweek Exposing Cruel Veal Industry

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Wow! An ad exposing the cruel veal industry was in Newsweek this week. It would be nice to contact Newsweek and thank them for running the ad. Most media would have never done that for any amount of money! Contact info is: (Only contact info I could find). Letters to the Editor for the U.S. print edition: LettersMailing Address:Newsweek251 W. 57th St.New York, NY 10019 Here's what it said. The top line has the words: Q: Why can't this veal calf walk? then there is the most pathetic black and

white photograph of a calf (makes you weep) trying to turn around then below in bold also A: He has only two feet. Then it reads: Actually, less than two feet. Twenty-two inches to be exact. His entire life is spent chained in a wooden crate measuring only 22 inches wide and 56 inches long. The crate is so small that the calf can't walk or even turn around. Most people think animal abuse is illegal. it isn't. In veal factories, it's business as usual. "Milk-fed" veal is produced by making a calf anemic. The calf is not fed mother's milk. He's fed an antibiotic-laced formula that leads to diarrhea. He must lie in his own excrement -------- choking on the ammonia

gases. He's chained with hundreds of other baby calves suffering the same fate. Tainted Veal According to the USDA, sulfamethazine (a known carcinogen), oxytetracycline, penicillin, neomycin, streptomycin, and gentamycin have all previously been found in veal. Doesn't the USDA prevent tainted veal from being sold? Absolutely not. The USDA itself admits that most veal is never tested for toxic residue. The industry claims that the drugs used in veal have been approved by the FDA. But don't buy it. The fact is: Illegal and unapproved drugs have been widely used in veal calves. Veal factories maximize profits for agribusiness drug companies because they are a breeding ground for disease. To keep calves alive under such torturous conditions, they are given drugs which can

be passed on to consumers. It doesn't have to be this way. And with your help, it won't be. Please join us. YES! I support HFA's National Veal Boycott. Factory farms must be stopped from abusing animals, misusing drugs, and destroying the environment. Enclosed is my tax-deductible ..........