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('101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian' 2001 By Pamela Rice)

23. Castration makes bulls much easier to handle. It makes their meat more marketable also. There are three castration methods, two of which shut off the blood supply so that the testicles either are reabsorbed into the animal's body or simply fall away after a couple of weeks. In a third method, the scrotum is cut so that the testicles can be pulled out. Anesthesia is rarely given before any of these procedures, and sometimes operations are botched. One livestock expert advises would-be emasculators, "Sloppy castration means lower profits."

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