A Texas Beef Cattle Ranch That Had a Vegan Change of Heart
Rowdy Girl Farm Animal Sanctuary
Located in the heart of cattle ranching country just outside of Austin, our sanctuary treats animals as friends and family not food. Each and every one of our 130 farm animals has a name, a story and a unique personality. They were all destined to become food or were deemed inconvenient to keep. At Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, all enjoy the freedom and love they deserve.
We were Texas cattle ranchers. We consumed animals just like many people do. Then the day came when the anguished cries of the mother cows watching their babies go to the sale barn could no longer be tolerated. A place where slaughter was the norm became a place of peace after enormous challenges were overcome.
Thank you for visiting our site! We hope you’ll support our work for animals and come visit us.
Join The Rowdy Club
Happenings Around the Ranch
Rowdy Girl Film Screening
Director Jason Goldman and Renee King-Sonnen will be in attendance for a special introduction and Q&A at this screening of the Rowdy Girl Film at the 2025 SEED Food and Wine Austin Festival.
Rowdy Girl Book
It’s official: Renee King-Sonnen, the fearless founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, has signed a book deal with Bloomsbury Publishing — the same legendary house that brought Harry Potter to the world stage.
Watch Renee’s Book Announcement with publisher, Richard Brown.
Stormy’s Sunset
Join us for a beautiful evening of community, healing, and gratitude as we celebrate the completion of Phase Three of the Rowdy Girl Sanctuary Medical Treatment Facility and honor Renee’s 11th Veganniversary.
Featured Videos
The Rowdy Girl Sanctuary story reached a national audience on the "More in Common" news program on ABC.
Renee's story about going vegan on her husband's Texas cattle ranch went viral across America on CBS Evening News.
Rowdy Girl Sanctuary was featured on Texas Country Report. They did a great job of telling our story.
Jane Velez-Mitchell and Renee, founder of RGS, co-wrote this catchy country tune about Texas Going Vegan.