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Nearly 20,000 breeding pigs in California are confined in crates.
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Individual metal stalls are only two-feet-wide.
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Crates are so small that the animals cannot even turn around.
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Pigs suffer immensely, both physically and mentally.
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Pregnant pigs are pained from standing and trying to lie down.
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Frustrated and bored, they routinely exhibit neurotic coping behaviors
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Coping behaviors include head waving and sham (air) chewing.
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Repetitive bar biting is also a neurotic coping behavior.
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Lack of exercise leads to crippling joint disorders and lameness.
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Their bodies are sore from rubbing against bars of their enclosures.
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All photo credits go to Farm Sanctuary.
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Calves who would normally still be nursing are taken from their mother
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Calves are prevented from engaging in their natural behaviors.
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Crates are too narrow for them to turn around.
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Calves can not even lie down comfortably.
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One of the most inhumane factory farming practices is the veal crate.
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Their muscles weaken, joints stiffen, and bones become brittle & break
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The calves are typically tethered by their necks in crates.
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The European Union has already outlawed veal crates.
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