Some animals do not make it that far. Those unlucky enough to survive the trip are unloaded, and go up the ramp to their final fate. The adrenaline permeates their flesh. Cows conceive their young so that they can lactate for 15 months. Their young suffer one of two fates.
Female calves grow up to become cows and the males are confined to small crates and sold as veal.
Their deaths are anything but pleasant. Their lives are equally unpleasant. Separation of child from mother is the most heart-wrenching torture practiced by civilized men. Their cries are heard throught the night by farmers and their children who keep this dirty little secret to themselves. Cows on Parade.