Help Veal Calves in New Jersey
Final Vote Soon!

A bill has been before the New Jersey legislature requiring the humane treatment of calves raised for veal has passed the Senate and is awaiting a final vote before the full Assembly. Veal calves are typically taken from their mothers immediately after birth and kept in crates too small to turn around in or even lie down in comfortably, kept in the dark and fed a deficient diet to keep their flesh pale. Veal crates have been banned in other countries, but are still perfectly legal in the United States.

A. 1948, introduced by Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg, which would require that veal calves have enough room to turn around, lie down, and groom themselves, and would require that they be fed a diet sufficient in iron and fiber. If passed it would be the first law against the cruel confinement of farm animals passed by a legislature in the United States.

If you live in New Jersey, please contact your Assemblymember TODAY, listed below, and urge them to "Please support A. 1948." Let them know that these cruel practices have already been banned in Europe, and to stop the suffering here they must support A. 1948. You can look up your Assemblymember and how to contact her or him at Congress.org, or ask us at [email protected].

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