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Texas Cattle Ranch gone vegan in the heart of cattle country - leading in the space of farm transitions - @rancheradvocacyprogram

When we featured milk (#LiquidMeat) on #MeatlessEv

When we featured milk (#LiquidMeat) on #MeatlessEveryDay I said, “the amount of white fluids we need to consume is exactly ZERO.” So it won’t shock you when I say that butter, a concentration of milk fat into solid form, shouldn’t be anyone’s idea of a healthy food either.

Vegan butter manages to dodge harmful animal proteins, fats, sugars, and hormones (each related to a list of diseases you can look up in books like “Got Milked?” or “Whitewash: The Disturbing Truth About Dairy”), but substituting is our cultural USE of butter as a condiment and it’s used as an ingredient in cooking.

Margarine, of course, has been a butter substitute long before vegan butter — I just looked it up, and Napoleon offered a prize to whoever could invent a cheaper and plentiful version of butter to share amongst his armies. The desire to both replicate butter and be cheaper led margarine producers to add dairy byproducts like whey and casein (well, of COURSE they would add back the addictive element of dairy!) For a while the vegetable-based margarines seemed healthier due to less saturated fat, until the true harms of trans-fat were understood by the public.

That’s why almost every vegan offering, even though they often contain plant-based oils, reject association with margarine — they are plant butters, free of trans-fat and hyper-processing of oils, low in ingredients that often come from sustainable sources. Like butter, they often originate from “milk” (from coconuts, cashews, soy, oats, etc.).

TELL US HOW YOU USE YOUR FAVORITE VEGAN BUTTER — WHAT BRANDS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN OUR MEATLESS EVERY DAY CAMPAIGN? (FOLLOW THE LINK TO OUR PAGE.) LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY CAN BE A SPONSOR BY CONTACTING ME DIRECTLY.

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Penny uses her amazing sense of smell to find food

Penny uses her amazing sense of smell to find food, but maybe we should put it to use finding new members! 😂
Your membership allows us to provide the very best care for farmed animals who would otherwise have been victims of animal agriculture.
You can become a member for as little as $5/month - link in Bio!
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Meet our flock!. I love being on the level of a ch

Meet our flock!. I love being on the level of a chicken - getting to know chickens is super cool because each one has a very distinct personality and characteristics. And, I’ve never met a chicken that didn’t like grapes--I mean to tell you they will totally fight over them grapes, and do! May the best chicken win!

Josephine was rescued a little over a year ago when vegans were faced with the reality that they had nowhere to place Josephine without causing her harm when they were forced to move. Miss Chadwick was surrendered because the family thought she was a rooster and well, as you can see, she is one cocky little lady. Michael Jackson was also thought to be a Mary Sarah, and has been with Rowdy Girl for almost 6 years - during the winter freeze he did something to his leg and the vet said it was irreparable and he has managed to get along great on one leg. Wilma was a runaway chicken in Bastrop Texas. I spotted her when Tommy was grabbing an Impossible Whopper at the drive through and I jumped out of the car and raced into an empty parking lot during the height of covid - one hour later - she was on her way to the sanctuary. Adeline and Amelia are all that remains of a dozen cornish cross hens that we rescued from a horrific situation in LaSalle, Colorado when a chicken farm went bankrupt.

I love telling their stories - without humans that care - chickens are deemed worthless in our food system--their bodies are used to the point of collapse in battery cages, baby boys are macerated as soon as they are hatched, and hens endure the agony of laying eggs every day only to have their eggs commodified and packaged for human consumption. Yep, scrambled chicken excretions (?periods?) are considered a breakfast….and the thought of “sunny side up”?! Well, that is disgusting!

If you love chickens like we do, will you help? You can do that by joining our flock — become a Rowdy Girl Member. We only need 18 more members to reach our goal of 400 by October! And we’re almost there! FOLLOW THE LINK IN OUR BIO TO FIND OUT HOW!

Yesterday me and Tommy wandered through the herd s

Yesterday me and Tommy wandered through the herd so I could spend quality time with my bovine friends. Before vegan I would have never considered it to be fun to take a photo with a cow. But now I find that capturing special moments with them on their terms is one of the most enjoyable blessings of my post vegan world. Getting to know them in their environment is pure bliss. Just thought I’d take a minute to bless you with my bliss today. Pictured here is Jan, Buster, Surprise, Curly, and Jeddo. There are no words to express my gratitude to all of you for following our journey and blessing all of us with your support. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF ROWDY GIRL SANCTUARY - THANK YOU 🙏 TO JOIN OUR HERD AS A MEMBER GO TO OUR BIO! We appreciate it so much!

I don’t look for rivalries, but I almost wish so

I don’t look for rivalries, but I almost wish someone would get upset with me to the point where they retort “Go Kiss a PIG!” so I could say, “FINE, I WILL 😚🐷— and I’ll kiss a SHEEP 😚🐑while I’m at it!” 🤪 It’s a good day when I’m covered in pig slobber, and maybe have a two-foot cow tongue🐮😝 run up my shin!   And what a joy to see these beautiful snouts 🐽 rooting in slop with loud smacking noises instead of seeing them poking through the metal portholes of a transport truck on the way to slaughter, as you might see on the highway or at a “pig vigil” held by your local Animal Save Movement chapter.

In our effort to end cattle drives we’re having a membership drive, and our target was to have 400 members who donate at least $5/month by October — and we’re at 380, y’all! We’re closing out #RowdySummer2021 with a big, happy family of humans, farm animals, and animal companions (it’s wildly appropriate for you to make donations on your cat, dog or goldfish’s behalf!).

Supporting a sanctuary that was once a working cattle ranch is contributing towards a vision of world peace that begins on our respective plates. There’s no reason to eat chopped up bodies of cows, pigs, chickens, and lambs. Meals of hacked up animals will soon be forgotten, but their suffering goes on every second of every day. Yes, the world’s a mess, but isn’t it fortunate we live in a time where we can #BuildBackBetter?

TO BECOME ONE OF OUR “FINISH LINE MEMBERS” FOLLOW THE LINK IN OUR BIO!

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When folks come to visit at Rowdy Girl, they ALWAY

When folks come to visit at Rowdy Girl, they ALWAYS leave with a heart full of love and appreciation for the animals, the farm, and the work we all do here to keep the home fires burning, so that all YALL can virtually be here too. Last week, Jennifer Graus, a beloved follower and NEW MEMBER of RGS came to volunteer. She booked her a room at a really cool air bnb up the road and hung out with us all day. The sparkle in her eyes and her enthusiasm to help out in any way was so refreshing--it always is!

Volunteers that come to Rowdy Girl always contribute so much to the cause, but what they take away is priceless. In this instance, Jennifer helped in the garden, she went out in the pasture and met lots of the cows--she took a special interest in our Queen Cinnamon, AND she left Rowdy Girl with lots of cool swag from our quaint little shop inside the farm house. While visiting with me in our little boutique I got to know Jennifer and discovered so many wonderful things about her. She has a non profit @bethesda.hom and a vegan business @healthybytewithjen - IN FACT, she fell in love with our #MeatlessEveryDay initiative and became a sponsor too! #fellthelove

So, you never know what kind of magic will happen when you visit a farm sanctuary that is determined to co-create a vegan world! We look forward to meeting you and we welcome you all into our global mission to #endanimalagriculture.

If you haven't ever volunteered or visited a farm animal sanctuary it is an experience that you do not want to miss. Whatcha waiting for?!

TO VOLUNTEER AT ROWDY GIRL SANCTUARY FOLLOW THE LINK IN OUR BIO TO OUR WEBSITE.

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How does one KNOW that they have been consistently

Good morning! ☀️ Globally, more than 500 mil

Good morning! ☀️

Globally, more than 500 million sheep are killed for food every year. That means a DAILY total of 1.5 million sheep killed for food. Many of these animals die while they are still babies. THATS INSANE

This is Leo - he is one of the lucky ones! So sweet - so docile and my friend- love, Reneé

Y,all, I truly believe becoming vegan and starting

Y,all, I truly believe becoming vegan and starting the sanctuary has been divinely orchestrated and that my destiny has caught up with me. The teaching of ahimsa (respect for all living things and avoidance of violence toward others) has always been with me but I hadn't connected it to the animals I ate. After becoming vegan, I feel I received a spiritual download of information that guided me toward turning the ranch into an animal sanctuary.

Through the loving kindness of the sanctuary animals, we can extend that love to all human and non-human animals. Won't you help us share this message of peace and non-violence? Become a member of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary today!

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I hope you are having a great weekend! I’m reall

I hope you are having a great weekend! I’m really excited about sharing my week of plant based meals with you. Eating vegan has never been easier! It’s truly time to go Meatless Every Day. Will you share your week with me. I would love to hear about your week, and if you’re struggling, I’m here to help! Have tips, brands or something else to plant based and cruelty free to share, bring it!! Much love to y’all and stay on the look out as #meatlesseveryday continues to roll out! #rowdygirlsanctuary #txisgoingvegan #meatismurder #bringit #plantbased #vegan

Amazing Grace, Randy and Buster. Amazing Grace tak

Amazing Grace, Randy and Buster. Amazing Grace takes on a whole new meaning now as I take in the enormity of who this sentient being really is….amazing doesn’t even start to describe her. Being in her presence is another “gift” from God.

You always hear me talk about how spiritual cows are, well Grace, like Cinnamon, JD and Rowdy Girl herself all bring auspicious god or goddess-like qualities to the sanctuary. Cinnamon is grounded in a deep inner knowing that she holds mysteries for humans to unpack as soon as they enter her presence. JD is like an ancient god of old that demands tremendous awe and respect all at the same time, and Rowdy Girl...well she channeled the mysteries of all that is bovine to me when I started feeding her as a baby in 2010, and continues to stay one step ahead of me.

Fast forward to now--to Grace.

Being in Grace’s presence is like being in the arms of Mother Nature--her gentle acceptance of humans and the way she welcomes us into her space makes time stand still. Top that off with her approving glance as I wander over to entertain Randy’s curiosity, is pure trust indeed. Being with this family is like a spiritual communion of the soul.

About 6 weeks ago we integrated Grace and Randy with Buster (another calf that was surrendered by a TX cattle rancher), and the friendship that has ensued will be forever. Buster was named after the fact that he loves to playfully head butt his human friends.

What humanity could learn if we could slow down and listen to the animals and comprehend their verbal and physical language!

Sanctuaries are places where we learn about animals and ourselves, but also places that transcend words and meaning. The peaceful countryside without the context of raising feed crops to fatten animals for slaughter has a different feeling and is cherished by visitors. Until sanctuaries came along I don’t think humanity had an inkling about how “amazing” cows are!

Protect your local sanctuary. We are so thankful for people around the world who help us maintain this piece of paradise — social media makes us all “local!”

IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF ROWDY GIRL SANCTUARY - THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO! OR, TO JOIN OUR HERD AS A MEMBER, FOLLOW THE LINK IN O

When I began to experience the cows as beings inst

When I began to experience the cows as beings instead of units of production I began my journey through the maze which eventually led me to go vegan--which eventually led me to starting the first ever beef cattle ranch vegan conversion in history.

Cows in my books are grounded in the essence of all that is spiritual. They are calm, sweet and docile. So when it comes to the historical domestication of these sentient beings, it is not the story of symbiosis that we’d like to believe--there are no happy cows being peacefully slaughtered--they are in agony and are endlessly exploited for their bodies, reproductive excretions, raped, and so on. We didn’t domesticate tigers to be milked or bears to be slaughtered for meat. We saw in cows the spirit of ahimsa, of nonviolence, and we have exploited them ever since.

Rowdy Girl awakened so much in me— especially in a place like Texas, where everything is bigger (including the kick in the ass you need to buck tradition and seek not what’s popular but what’s RIGHT). Through the years I’ve studied various spiritual teachers because I’ve always leaned into higher laws, principles and ways of being. My yoga teacher Swami Satchidananda had a very profound teaching that still resonates with me to this day…”truth is one, paths are many”. There is only one TRUTH here - VIOLENCE IS VIOLENCE no matter how you frame it. There is no right way to do the wrong thing, and when

I realized that I went vegan and knew that I had to save the herd from going to slaughter. I went into the direction of being their steward, not their executioner. There is a sanskrit word, satyagraha--when one insists on holding firmly to the truth, it is its own force--that is the power I tapped into when I went vegan on a Texas Cattle Ranch! I would do whatever I had to do to save them. The essence of satyagraha is what fueled my passage to veganism. Gandhi is an example of someone that exerted satyagraha which led him to defy the greatest empire on the planet.

WHEN YOU BECOME A MEMBER, YOU BECOME ONE WITH OUR MISSION AND PART OF OUR ROWDY FAMILY. IF YOU ARE ALREADY A MEMBER THANK YOU. IF NOT, JOIN US. WE WILL WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS. LINK IN BIO

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