but most calves are raised outdoors. United States In 2007, the American Veal Association passed a resolution encouraging the entire industry to phase out tethered crate-confinement of calves by 2017, a goal that was met by all milk-fed veal farmers. , eight U.S. states ban tethering of calves in veal crates. Nationally, several large veal producers and the American Veal Association are also working to phase out the industry use of tethered veal crates. , all American Veal Association members are raising calves in tether free pens and all veal calves are housed in group pens by the time they are 10 weeks of age. State-by-state veal crate bans are as follows: Arizona (since 2006, a part of Proposition 204) California (effective 2015, a part of Proposition 2) Colorado (since 2012) Kentucky (passed in 2014, the Kentucky Livestock Care Standards Commission issued a decision to begin a phase-out period of four years and that by 2018 veal crates will be eliminated from Kentucky farms) Maine (since 2011) Michigan (effective 2013) Ohio (passed 2010, effective 2017) Rhode Island (since July 2013) Current active legislation in: New York (proposed in January 2013 and 2014) Massachusetts (House and Senate bills filed annually since 2009; current bills would take effect one year after passage) See also List of beef dishes List of veal dishes Further reading Costa, J.H.C., von Keyserlingk, M.A.G. and Weary, D.M. (2016). Invited review: Effects of group housing of dairy calves on behavior, cognition, performance, and health. Journal of Dairy Science, 99(4), 2453–2467. References External links Veal.org — From the Cattlemen's Beef Board (USA) Beef