1. But most male calves are killed usually within a day or two of birth. 2. Kees deLange and his wife, Leni, debated whether or not to kill a calf. 3. On Wednesday, government vets left the farm with little comment after Board refused again to let them kill the calf. 4. The calves were killed after about three months because they outgrew the device. 5. The migrating caribou come to the plain every year to give birth and escape the inland swarms of mosquitoes numerous enough to actually kill young calves. 6. Unlike cows slaughtered for meat, there are no rules governing how the unwanted calves are killed. 7. Vultures are known to swoop on cattle giving birth, hoping to kill calves. 8. When a hyena mother kills a calf, her young will eat well. 9. They cannot kill humpback calves or whales swimming with calves, however they can hunt pilot whales. |