19/07/2024
Y’all, say happy birthday to the Rancher Advocacy Program. We have been running this program for 6 years!
When I first went vegan on my husband’s cattle ranch, I was fixated on saving our cows. I had no idea where this journey would lead me- I just knew I had to save the cows.
After doing just that and continuing to rescue all kinds of farmed animals facing slaughter, our story started getting picked up by media outlets who wanted to know why in the heck would a cattle ranching couple in Texas go vegan and convert to a sanctuary? This attention helped spread awareness of our mission around the globe.
Being where we are in Texas, we have close, intimate contact with folks in the cattle industry. We started hearing from all kinds of people who had fallen in love with an animal, who were questioning what they were doing and what their families had sometimes been doing for generations. They wanted help, they wanted answers and they wanted out.
I started the Rancher Advocacy Program to help these ranchers by providing information, networking and funding to transition out of animal agriculture. We also lobbied in D.C. for farm transition subsidies and hosted an annual summit to connect the brightest minds in the farm transition space.
After 6 years, we have shifted from direct action to education and awareness-raising after facing unforeseen setbacks. We must change our archaic government. Private funding is unsustainable and most farmers are in tremendous debt. Moving forward, we will continue to work behind the scenes providing people who want to get out of animal ag with information and educational resources as well as promoting the direct action of other farm transition organizations.
I’m so proud of what we have accomplished and what we will continue to do in the future to help move our food system away from the exploitation of sentient beings and towards plant based agriculture. Happy birthday to RAP!
RAP stands for the abolition of animal bo***ge and exploitation and the necessary transition to a plant-based food system. Make the change today. Go vegan for the animals, support plant-based agriculture.
https://buff.ly/3W6klFV to become a member. 🔗