—For us, I think it was really,
specifically the dairy industry. I was —For us, I think it was really,
pretty naive about, you know, what goes on. specifically the dairy industry. I was
Once we really looked at that, I feel pretty naive about, you know, what goes on.
like the decision was made. I didn't want Once we really looked at that, I feel
to contribute to suffering and like the decision was made. I didn't want
exploitation anymore. We are vegan to contribute to suffering and
regenerative ranchers. —This property has exploitation anymore. We are vegan
been in my family for many generations. regenerative ranchers. —This property has
I'm the sixth generation that will been in my family for many generations.
inherit this property. There was I'm the sixth generation that will
definitely a lot of hunting going on out inherit this property. There was
here ... also used for a small cattle definitely a lot of hunting going on out
operation. —My journey into veganism, I here ... also used for a small cattle
think, starts with... kind of more from an operation. —My journey into veganism, I
environmental standpoint. I first made the think, starts with... kind of more from an
stop into the humane meat world environmental standpoint. I first made the
because the verbiage is very much around stop into the humane meat world
the animal's life that they lived. What because the verbiage is very much around
they don't talk about is the death of the animal's life that they lived. What
the animal. Even if it was raised in a they don't talk about is the death of
beautiful pasture like this, it's still the animal. Even if it was raised in a
loaded up onto a trailer and taken to beautiful pasture like this, it's still
a slaughterhouse. Once you're faced with loaded up onto a trailer and taken to
that reality, once you know what you know, a slaughterhouse. Once you're faced with
you have to make a decision: Am I gonna that reality, once you know what you know,
continue on or not. you have to make a decision: Am I gonna
—Upon moving out here and having this continue on or not.
amazing herd of animals be a part of our —Upon moving out here and having this
everyday life and, like, witnessing their amazing herd of animals be a part of our
stories, their relationships... —We knew that everyday life and, like, witnessing their
there was no way that we could load the stories, their relationships... —We knew that
cows up onto the trailer or stand by and there was no way that we could load the
watch the cows being loaded up onto the cows up onto the trailer or stand by and
trailer. watch the cows being loaded up onto the
I have a friend that works in animal trailer.
welfare, and she actually told me about I have a friend that works in animal
Renee King-Sonnen from Rowdy Girl welfare, and she actually told me about
Sanctuary, and I could not believe that I Renee King-Sonnen from Rowdy Girl
was learning about a woman, vegan, who was Sanctuary, and I could not believe that I
married to a rancher. was learning about a woman, vegan, who was
She started mentoring us and told us
about some exciting projects that she She started mentoring us and told us
was working on and things that she was about some exciting projects that she
doing to change the ranching landscape, was working on and things that she was
and we were really excited to get to doing to change the ranching landscape,
know her and join her legion. —I was so and we were really excited to get to
excited that there was another Texas know her and join her legion. —I was so
ranch, you know, that was going... excited that there was another Texas
that was vegan and that had taken over, ranch, you know, that was going...
you know, the farm and that was vegan and that had taken over,
reversing the animal cruelty, and I was you know, the farm and
just, like, "Oh, my gosh, I gotta do reversing the animal cruelty, and I was
everything I can to help them." Initially, just, like, "Oh, my gosh, I gotta do
it was us back and forth talking, me everything I can to help them." Initially,
giving her ideas, me giving her the next it was us back and forth talking, me
steps. And we developed a relationship, giving her ideas, me giving her the next
and that relationship led to them steps. And we developed a relationship,
eventually coming full on into our and that relationship led to them
program. —We had to get a little bit eventually coming full on into our
creative in how we were going to program. —We had to get a little bit
financially support the herd and our creative in how we were going to
family. Davey's background is really in financially support the herd and our
event production. We have a plan to start family. Davey's background is really in
a wedding venue and event space out here. event production. We have a plan to start
Everything will be trucked out, temporary; a wedding venue and event space out here.
we're not, like, building an event hall or Everything will be trucked out, temporary;
anything. we're not, like, building an event hall or
Everything is tented, and we're keeping anything.
it very organic. Every event and wedding Everything is tented, and we're keeping
will be vegan. In addition to that, we it very organic. Every event and wedding
have a large-scale land-restoration will be vegan. In addition to that, we
project that we're invested in. have a large-scale land-restoration
This is 102 acres, 33 cows, and it's Davey project that we're invested in.
and I out here, with the twins. And every This is 102 acres, 33 cows, and it's Davey
morning, we wake up super early, and we and I out here, with the twins. And every
come out and we build temporary paddocks, morning, we wake up super early, and we
because we move the cows every single come out and we build temporary paddocks,
day. During that time, you know, the twins... because we move the cows every single
We have to, like, put them in their day. During that time, you know, the twins...
stroller and wheel them around, you know, We have to, like, put them in their
while we're doing what we're doing. It's stroller and wheel them around, you know,
not ideal, but it's important to me. while we're doing what we're doing. It's
I can look them in their eyes in the not ideal, but it's important to me.
future and let them know that we were on I can look them in their eyes in the
the right side of history, because I future and let them know that we were on
think as they get older, they're going to the right side of history, because I
be left with a lot of questions: Why think as they get older, they're going to
didn't older generations act. And be left with a lot of questions: Why
it's important to me that I can tell them didn't older generations act. And
that we did. it's important to me that I can tell them