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Rancher’s vegan wife sets out to save cattle
This piece of news, which gladdens our hearts and restores our batteries, is as rare as encountering a dozen angels dancing on a pinhead, but there it is, and in Texas, no less.Renee’s Facebook page is here—> Vegan Journal of a Ranchers Wife
The official blurb by CBS News (first broadcast on 3.4.16)
Cattle rancher’s wife goes vegan:”Every marriage has its issues.”
What good is a cow to a cattle rancher if it can’t eventually be eaten? Tommy Sonnen found himself with this problem after his wife came out as vegan. Steve Hartman went ‘On the Road’ to find out what happened next.
Brilliant! I’m a vegan too — practically, as I am a lacto-vegetarian — have been since early childhood. Couldn’t stand them ‘beasties’ landing up on people’s plates .. so a thumbs up for this spunky cowgirl! — Oh, and for her man — a man she has every right to be proud of and so, so deserving of her love and he of hers…
We are all celebrating this small but hugely symbolic victory for the animals, especially bovines, so brutally persecuted by humans.
This is no miracle. It is an aberration, one which reflects the stranglehold of christian dominion. It is the exception that proves the rule…in a nation rooted in genesis: Genesis 9:1-3 “The fear and dread of you shall rest on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the air, on everything that creeps on the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; into your hand they are delivered. Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; and just as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.'” The compassionate among us… Read more »
In dominion usa, slaughter is a sacred biblical right…
In India the cow is holy. The indian state of Rajasthan has 644 guashalas (cow sanctuaries)… The depth and magnitude of cow protection in India can be understood by viewing just one gaushala in southern india which protects and cares for 4300 cows:
http://gaunivas.org
It is not possible to expect that the rescue of 39 cows from a Texas ranch in a society that vilifies the sanctity of animal lives, will result in the expanse of compassion inspired by AHIMSA?