This week Mercy For Animals Canada exposed the cruel veal industry. Millions of people who saw our undercover footage were shocked, outraged, and heartbroken to learn how baby calves are confined, chained, and beaten at a Quebec veal farm.
Our undercover investigation at Délimax Veal — one of the largest veal producers in Canada — has garnered massive media attention and raised awareness of the unconscionable suffering of veal calves behind the closed doors of Canada’s factory farms.
The media frenzy started with an exclusive story on CTV’s renowned investigative program W5, followed by front-page headlines in the Toronto Star, Le Journal de Montreal, and The Huffington Post Canada.
From local to national and international media outlets, including television, radio, and print, here is a roundup of just some of that coverage:
- “Abuse of Veal Calves Unveiled by Hidden Camera” – Toronto Star
- “Veaux Battus a Coup de Taser” – Le Journal de Montreal
- “Veal Industry Under Scrutiny After Hidden Camera Footage Reveals Horrific Conditions, Abuse” – The Loop
- “Covert Investigation Exposes Sickening Animal Abuse at Veal Factory Farm In Quebec” – Digital Journal
- “Undercover Video Shows Abuse of Quebec Veal Calves” – CBC News Montreal
- “This is How Veal Is Made at One Canadian Farm” – The Huffington Post Canada
- “Cruelty Probe at Quebec Farm Prompts Calls for Ban on Veal Crates” – CTV News
- “Undercover Video Shows Abuse of Quebec Veal Calves” – CBC News – The National
- “Hidden Cameras Show Alleged Cruelty at Quebec Veal Farm” – Toronto Sun
- “Animals Rights Group Wants Humane Treatment at Foodlots” – Montreal CTV News
- “Cruaute Animale: Mercy for Animals Canada Denonce la Maltraitance dans un Elevage de Veaux de Pont-Rouge” – Le Huffington Post Quebec
- “Short Lives Filled with Suffering: Shocking Video Shows Baby Cows Kicked and Punched at Canadian Veal Farm Where Animals Spend their Lives Chained in Crates So Small They Can’t Turn Around” – DailyMail (UK)
- “SPCA Asked To Investigate Veal Farm” – CTV Montreal
- “Who is Accountable for Mistreatment of Calves?” – CTV National
- “Cruaute Animale a Pont-Rouge: Les Practiques d’une Ferme de Veaux Critiquees” – ICI Radio-Canada
- “Animal Rights Group Alleges Mistreatment at Veal Farm Outside Quebec City” – CJAD News (800 AM)
- “Quebec: Nouveau cas de Cruaute Envers des Animaux” – Rouge 107.3 FM
- “Quebec Veal Calves Punched and Kicked in Undercover Video” – Lokalee News
- “Quebec: Nouveau cas de Cruaute Envers des Animaux” – Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Radio
- “Ici, C’est Pas Si Pire” – Voir
- “Les Veaux de Pont-Rouge” – LaPresse.ca
- “Hidden Cameras Show Cruelty at Quebec Veal Farm” – Canoe.ca
- “Hidden Cameras Allege Cruelty at Farm” – BarrieExaminer.com
- “Covert Investigation Exposes Sickening Animal Abuse at Veal Factory Farm in Quebec” -Yahoo Finance
- “Hidden Cameras Show Alleged Cruelty at Quebec Veal Farm” – Winnipeg Sun
Radio interviews included 570News, Radio-Canada, CBC, CJAD, and 610cktb.
The investigation exposed countless consumers to the veal industry’s abusive practices. Our investigator documented horrific cruelty to baby calves, including:
- Calves crammed into feces-covered wooden boxes barely larger than their own bodies, often chained by the neck, unable to even turn around or lie down comfortably for their entire lives
- Animals driven mad from boredom and stress, denied even their most basic natural behaviours
- Workers violently kicking, punching, and throwing baby animals
- Animals painfully stuck in the wooden slats of their crates
- Sick and injured animals left to suffer and slowly die in their own filth without proper veterinary care
As MFA Canada works to expose and end cruelty to animals at the hands of the meat, egg, and dairy industries, consumers still hold the greatest power of all to prevent the needless suffering of farmed animals by adopting a healthy and humane vegetarian diet. Visit ChooseVeg.ca to download free recipes and tips for making the transition to a vegetarian lifestyle.
Please visit www.CratedCruelty.ca to learn more, take action, and donate.
