The State - News from July 12, 1989

Citing lack of support in the Assembly and a flood of other animal rights bills, Senate Democratic Caucus Chairman Milton Marks shelved until next year a bill that would have outlawed allegedly inhumane treatment of veal calves. The measure, which narrowly passed the Senate last month, would have outlawed the practice of raising calves in 22-inch “veal crates,” which do not allow the animals to turn around or lie down comfortably. “It’s going to be a two-year bill. We just don’t have the votes,” said Marks (D-San Francisco). Industry supporters say only 15% of California veal calves are raised in crates, but nationwide as many as a third may be raised in this manner.