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Delanie Fischer is joined by Founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary and The Rancher Advocacy Program, subject of the documentary, Rowdy Girl, and hilarious force of nature, Renee King-Sonnen. 10 years ago, former cattle ranchers, Renee and her husband, Tommy, made history as the first-ever cattle ranch in the world to transition into an animal sanctuary. Renee shares the moments that led to this change of heart, the epic standoff on the ranch, and the everyday miracles that came with each small step forward. If you're outgrowing an old belief system, amidst a 180 in your life or business, or you don't quite fit in with your family, friends, or community—Renee's story will change your life.Plus:+ What Renee Wishes She Knew Before Starting—Pure Gold+ How 1 Person And 1 Internet Search Can Start A Movement+ The Simplicity (And Power) of Finding Your Community TodayRowdy Girl Sanctuary: https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/Rancher Advocacy Program: https://rancheradvocacy.org/Support the podcast, vote on topics, and more: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelplessYour Host, Delanie Fischer: https://www.delaniefischer.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Renee King-Sonnen earned her title as “Rowdy Girl” through grit, determination, and hard-earned transformation. Formally a “rhinestone cowgirl,” this Texan is the first documented cattle farmer gone vegan. Now managing 147 acres that countless of animals call sanctuary, Renee and Tommy at Rowdy Girl Sanctuary are changing the ranching industry from the inside out. Listen in for comedy, inspiration, and motivation to dare to push back against supposedly set-in-stone cultural norms. Costa Rica 2025 details: buff.ly/4fpQTTc Calen's Unruly Budget Travel Guide: https://wanderwoman.online/index.php/unrulystore/The-Art-of-Unruly-Travel-on-a-Budget-Printed-Copy-p390907964 Calen's Vegan resources: https://wanderwoman.online/index.php/unruly-veganism/ Rowdy Girl Sanctuary: https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/ Epic Trips website: www.worldpackers.com/epic - Unruly Travel & Living Blog: unrulytravel.com - Unruly email newsletter: buff.ly/4a1bPwT
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#31 Welcome back to the Plant Fuelled Podcast! I'm Callum, your passionate vegan nutritionist, and today, we're diving into a truly inspiring story with the incredible Renée King Sonnen, the driving force behind Rowdy Girl Sanctuary.

Moby, Lindsay, and Bagel welcome Renee King-Sonnen to discuss the events in her life that led her to shift her cattle ranch into a vegan haven, Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, and the organization that encourages others to do the same, Rancher Advocacy Program. She'll also reveal how sobriety, spirituality, and being of service have changed her life.  If you were hoping to use country music to ensnare your future spouse only to divorce them and marry them again, this episode may serve as a how-to.   Visit rowdygirlsanctuary.org Rowdy Girl Sanctuary on Instagram  Become a Rowdy Club member!  — We want to hear from you! Shoot over an email and say hi: mobypod@moby.com Don't forget to subscribe! Leave us a comment!    Follow @moby @linzhicks @candicebergenbagel  Part of the Human Content Podcast Network A Little Walnut Production

What the hell is up? Today we have Renee King Sonnen and Jason Goldman on the podcast to talk the new Rowdy Girl documentary! In this episode, Renee unfolds her remarkable journey of transforming her husband's Texas Cattle Ranch into a sanctuary for animals. The Rowdy Girl documentary offers a glimpse into a typical day in the life of Renee and her husband Tommy, caring for over 100 animal residents. Along the journey, we encounter cattle ranchers embracing animal rescue, witness children relinquishing their animals from programs like 4-H, and navigate through the complexities of love, loss, and the challenges inherent in sanctuary operations. It's truly an honor to have had the opportunity to interview Renee and Jason. We hope you relish this episode and don't forget to explore www.rowdygirlfilm.com! *This Episode is also available on Spotify, Apple, Google Play. Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/rowdygirlsanctuary/ https://www.instagram.com/rowdygirlfilm/ https://www.itsjamiescorner.com Timecodes: 0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction 1:31 - 5:10 - Renee's horror story arriving to NY 5:11 - 5:45 - Rowdy Girl Premiere 5:46 - 8:05 - Who are you? 8:05 - 11:40 - Meeting Rowdy Girl 11:41 - 21:00 - Going vegan 21:01 - 31:22 - Filming 31:23 - 38:30 - Renne's perspective on being filmed 38:31 - 42:15 - Creating impact 42:16 - 47:40 - What is next for Rowdy Girl? 47:41 - 54:05 - Conclusion

Executive produced by Moby, ROWDY GIRL showcases the inspiring work of Renee King-Sonnen, a former Texas cattle rancher who in 2015, after a spiritual awakening, left the cruel cycle of animal agriculture. After going vegan, King-Sonnen and her husband, Tommy Sonnen, transformed her husband's beef operation into Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, a farm animal sanctuary that seeks to rescue farm animals from factory farming. Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, located between San Antonio and Houston, in Waelder, TX, has a mission to educate the public about the cruelties of factory farming, to advocate a vegan lifestyle, and to inspire other ranchers to experience a paradigm shift and help them move from participating in the cruelty of factory farming to living with compassion towards the animals whose lives usually end in brutal death. Renee has lived on both sides of the fence, proving that there is a common ground between farmers and vegans: a shared mission of compassion and sustainability. Filmmaker Jason Goldman's verité style documentary lovingly captures the dynamic connection between Renee, her husband Tommy and the hooved and feathered friends who inhabit Rowdy Girl Sanctuary. Director / Producer Jason Goldman stops by for a conversation on his goal in making Rowdy Girl was to work on a project that reflected his personal values and giving Renee a platform to reach a wider audience, particularly farmers who she believes can change the world by moving to more sustainable and humane care of our furry friends. For more go to: argotpictures.com/rowdy-girl And rowdygirlfilm.com

Lessons From Successful “Transfarmations” by Zuzana Sperlova at Faunalytics.org   Original post: https://faunalytics.org/lessons-from-successful-transfarmations/    Free Humane Hoax Conference featuring Renee King-Sonnen: https://www.humanehoax.org/the-humane-hoax-online-conference   Related Episodes: 290: More Meat Farmers Are Switching From Cows To Plant-Based Agriculture 426: Disrupting Dairy: How One Former Cow Farm Successfully Shifted to Oat Milk Production  Faunalytics is a non-profit organization providing animal advocates with data to understand how people think about and respond to advocacy, and the best strategies to inspire change for animals. They empower advocates with access to research, analysis, strategies, and messages that maximize their effectiveness to reduce animal suffering. Their online research library is free and has summaries of over 4,000 peer-reviewed research articles, public opinion surveys, and blog posts offering deep analysis on every animal issue you can think of. It's the world's biggest collection of opinion and behavior research about animal issues, and it's presented with an emphasis on effectiveness, readability, and useability. Sign up for their email alerts and get weekly or monthly updates on the latest research.   How to support the podcast: Share with others. Recommend the podcast on your social media. Follow/subscribe to the show wherever you listen. Buy some vegan/plant based merch: https://www.plantbasedbriefing.com/shop    Follow Plant Based Briefing on social media: Twitter: @PlantBasedBrief YouTube: YouTube.com/PlantBasedBriefing  Facebook: Facebook.com/PlantBasedBriefing  LinkedIn: Plant Based Briefing Podcast Instagram: @PlantBasedBriefing #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #farmers #animalfarming #plantfarming #transfarmation     

Renee King-Sonnen is the Founder and Executive Director of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary that transformed from a cattle ranch to a sanctuary for more than 120 animals—the first documented beef cattle ranch converted to a 100% vegan sanctuary in history. Rowdy Girl sanctuary is changing the world for farmed animals with programs like the Rancher Advocacy Program (RAP), an educational program that inspires cattle ranchers and animal farms to consider alternatives to animal farming, and Families Choosing Compassion that offers a compassionate alternative to Future Farmers of America and 4-H programs. Most recently, Renee has been the subject of a documentary, Rowdy Girl, that had its World Premiere in Toronto at Hot Docs, and the U.S. Premiere at the Hampton Film Festival. She has just completed a memoir with the working title of Secret Diary of a Cattle Rancher's Wife, slated to be published in 2024. Renee tells her fascinating story of transformation from cattle rancher's wife to vegan animal activist.   We would like to thank A Well-Fed World (AWFW) for their generous support of this podcast! A Well-Fed World is an international hunger relief and food security organization advancing plant-based foods and farming to create a sustainable, nourished, and climate-friendly future. Learn more at awfw.org. Resources:Hope's Book: The Humane Hoax: Essays Exposing Happy Meat, Humane Dairy and Ethical EggsDonate to Compassionate LivingRowdy Girl Sanctuary and Film: https://www.rowdygirlfilm.comhttps://rowdygirlsanctuary.orghttps://www.facebook.com/rowdygirlsanctuaryhttps://www.instagram.com/rowdygirlsanctuary/https://twitter.com/RowdyGirlRanchhttps://www.youtube.com/rowdygirlsanctuaryhttps://www.tiktok.com/@rowdygirlsanctuaryhttps://rancheradvocacy.orghttps://www.facebook.com/rancheradvocacyprogram/https://www.instagram.com/rancheradvocacyprogram/https://twitter.com/RancherAdvocacy

Rowdy Girl - The story of a Texas cattle rancher who went vegan! This is an extraordinary new film about former country singer, Renee King-Sonnen, who turned her husband's Texas cattle ranch into a vegan sanctuary for rescued cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys and other innocent beings. UnchainedTV interviews Renee and the filmmaker, Jason Goldman. This film brilliantly reveals one woman's journey to compassion. It's told in a way that is both emotionally moving and hilarious. Every moment of this film is authentic. You are right there with Renee and Tommy as they transform and help other Texans to transform. This is a MUST SEE MOVIE. Even the soundtrack is like no other! Find out why! Film Synopsis: Unable to come to terms with the cruel reality of animal agriculture, a former Texas cattle rancher goes vegan and transforms her husband's beef operation into a farmed animal sanctuary. When their story goes viral, she realizes her true calling: to help farmers transition to plant-based and end their business of animal agriculture. Rowdy Girl showcases the inspiring work of an animal activist who has been on both sides and proves that there is a common ground between farmers and vegans - a shared mission of compassion and sustainability. Goldman is the film's director/producer. It was edited by Pilar Rico. The famed musician Moby is executive producer. Greg Beauchamp and Carter Collins are co-executive producers. For more info: https://www.wildgrowthmedia.com/films/rowdy-girl https://watch.unchainedtv.com/rowdy-girl-sanctuary-1 https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/ Ticket links for the next events: Whole Planet Spirituality Retreat (Oct 19-21): https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat Seoul Animal Film Festival (Oct 21, 23): https://www.saff.kr/movie/?post_id=2218 San Francisco Veg Fest (Oct 29): http://roxie.com/film/rowdy-girl/

Rowdy Girl - The story of a Texas cattle rancher who went vegan! This is an extraordinary new film about former country singer, Renee King-Sonnen, who turned her husband's Texas cattle ranch into a vegan sanctuary for rescued cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys and other innocent beings. UnchainedTV interviews Renee and the filmmaker, Jason Goldman. This film brilliantly reveals one woman's journey to compassion. It's told in a way that is both emotionally moving and hilarious. Every moment of this film is authentic. You are right there with Renee and Tommy as they transform and help other Texans to transform. This is a MUST SEE MOVIE. Even the soundtrack is like no other! Find out why! Film Synopsis: Unable to come to terms with the cruel reality of animal agriculture, a former Texas cattle rancher goes vegan and transforms her husband's beef operation into a farmed animal sanctuary. When their story goes viral, she realizes her true calling: to help farmers transition to plant-based and end their business of animal agriculture. Rowdy Girl showcases the inspiring work of an animal activist who has been on both sides and proves that there is a common ground between farmers and vegans - a shared mission of compassion and sustainability. Goldman is the film's director/producer. It was edited by Pilar Rico. The famed musician Moby is executive producer. Greg Beauchamp and Carter Collins are co-executive producers. For more info: https://www.wildgrowthmedia.com/films/rowdy-girl https://watch.unchainedtv.com/rowdy-girl-sanctuary-1 https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/ Ticket links for the next events: Whole Planet Spirituality Retreat (Oct 19-21): https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat Seoul Animal Film Festival (Oct 21, 23): https://www.saff.kr/movie/?post_id=2218 San Francisco Veg Fest (Oct 29): http://roxie.com/film/rowdy-girl/

Rowdy Girl - The story of a Texas cattle rancher who went vegan! This is an extraordinary new film about former country singer, Renee King-Sonnen, who turned her husband's Texas cattle ranch into a vegan sanctuary for rescued cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys and other innocent beings. UnchainedTV interviews Renee and the filmmaker, Jason Goldman. This film brilliantly reveals one woman's journey to compassion. It's told in a way that is both emotionally moving and hilarious. Every moment of this film is authentic. You are right there with Renee and Tommy as they transform and help other Texans to transform. This is a MUST SEE MOVIE. Even the soundtrack is like no other! Find out why! Film Synopsis: Unable to come to terms with the cruel reality of animal agriculture, a former Texas cattle rancher goes vegan and transforms her husband's beef operation into a farmed animal sanctuary. When their story goes viral, she realizes her true calling: to help farmers transition to plant-based and end their business of animal agriculture. Rowdy Girl showcases the inspiring work of an animal activist who has been on both sides and proves that there is a common ground between farmers and vegans - a shared mission of compassion and sustainability. Goldman is the film's director/producer. It was edited by Pilar Rico. The famed musician Moby is executive producer. Greg Beauchamp and Carter Collins are co-executive producers. For more info: https://www.wildgrowthmedia.com/films/rowdy-girl https://watch.unchainedtv.com/rowdy-girl-sanctuary-1 https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/ Ticket links for the next events: Whole Planet Spirituality Retreat (Oct 19-21): https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat Seoul Animal Film Festival (Oct 21, 23): https://www.saff.kr/movie/?post_id=2218 San Francisco Veg Fest (Oct 29): http://roxie.com/film/rowdy-girl/

Rowdy Girl - The story of a Texas cattle rancher who went vegan! This is an extraordinary new film about former country singer, Renee King-Sonnen, who turned her husband's Texas cattle ranch into a vegan sanctuary for rescued cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys and other innocent beings. UnchainedTV interviews Renee and the filmmaker, Jason Goldman. This film brilliantly reveals one woman's journey to compassion. It's told in a way that is both emotionally moving and hilarious. Every moment of this film is authentic. You are right there with Renee and Tommy as they transform and help other Texans to transform. This is a MUST SEE MOVIE. Even the soundtrack is like no other! Find out why! Film Synopsis: Unable to come to terms with the cruel reality of animal agriculture, a former Texas cattle rancher goes vegan and transforms her husband's beef operation into a farmed animal sanctuary. When their story goes viral, she realizes her true calling: to help farmers transition to plant-based and end their business of animal agriculture. Rowdy Girl showcases the inspiring work of an animal activist who has been on both sides and proves that there is a common ground between farmers and vegans - a shared mission of compassion and sustainability. Goldman is the film's director/producer. It was edited by Pilar Rico. The famed musician Moby is executive producer. Greg Beauchamp and Carter Collins are co-executive producers. For more info: https://www.wildgrowthmedia.com/films/rowdy-girl https://watch.unchainedtv.com/rowdy-girl-sanctuary-1 https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/ Ticket links for the next events: Whole Planet Spirituality Retreat (Oct 19-21): https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat Seoul Animal Film Festival (Oct 21, 23): https://www.saff.kr/movie/?post_id=2218 San Francisco Veg Fest (Oct 29): http://roxie.com/film/rowdy-girl/

Rowdy Girl - The story of a Texas cattle rancher who went vegan! This is an extraordinary new film about former country singer, Renee King-Sonnen, who turned her husband's Texas cattle ranch into a vegan sanctuary for rescued cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys and other innocent beings. UnchainedTV interviews Renee and the filmmaker, Jason Goldman. This film brilliantly reveals one woman's journey to compassion. It's told in a way that is both emotionally moving and hilarious. Every moment of this film is authentic. You are right there with Renee and Tommy as they transform and help other Texans to transform. This is a MUST SEE MOVIE. Even the soundtrack is like no other! Find out why! Film Synopsis: Unable to come to terms with the cruel reality of animal agriculture, a former Texas cattle rancher goes vegan and transforms her husband's beef operation into a farmed animal sanctuary. When their story goes viral, she realizes her true calling: to help farmers transition to plant-based and end their business of animal agriculture. Rowdy Girl showcases the inspiring work of an animal activist who has been on both sides and proves that there is a common ground between farmers and vegans - a shared mission of compassion and sustainability. Goldman is the film's director/producer. It was edited by Pilar Rico. The famed musician Moby is executive producer. Greg Beauchamp and Carter Collins are co-executive producers. For more info: https://www.wildgrowthmedia.com/films/rowdy-girl https://watch.unchainedtv.com/rowdy-girl-sanctuary-1 https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/ Ticket links for the next events: Whole Planet Spirituality Retreat (Oct 19-21): https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat Seoul Animal Film Festival (Oct 21, 23): https://www.saff.kr/movie/?post_id=2218 San Francisco Veg Fest (Oct 29): http://roxie.com/film/rowdy-girl/

From Texas cattle ranchers to vegan sanctuary founders, Renee King-Sonnen and Tommy Sonnen have turned around their lives and are helping others, both animal and human, to do the same. Now, the incredible story of how they have rescued and continue to care for 137 animals has caught the attention of filmmaker Jason Goldman, who embarked on capturing their daily lives…

A former quintessential city girl, Renee King-Sonnen married into the ranching business deep in the heart of Texas. Unexpectedly, she experienced a profound change of heart and fell in love with the farm animals, which changed the course of her life forever. In this episode Renee tells her story of transformation from rancher's wife to Founder and Executive Director of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary to her work with the Rancher Advocacy Program, which transitions cattle ranchers and animal farmers out of animal agribusiness. She continually brings her message of love and compassion to the hearts of sanctuary visitors, local businesses, churches, fellow ranchers and government officials, effecting real change. As a spiritual seeker, Renee has taken the deep dive into many of the world's faith traditions and finds her greatest strength in the still, small voice inside her that she has come to know through her practice of yoga and meditation in the pasture with her cow family. She is the embodiment of aligned feelings, thoughts and actions as she passionately and unrelentingly answers her calling at all levels in her life. Renee and her husband Tommy's story has been seen on CBS, ABC, RFD, and Animal Planet. Their sanctuary lives are featured in the newly released documentary, Rowdy Girl. She will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Whole Planet Spirituality Retreat that I am hosting at Unity Village this October. Website: https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/ Documentary: https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival/films/2023/rowdy-girl Rancher Advocacy Program: https://rancheradvocacy.org/ Whole Planet Spirituality Retreat: https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat ©️ the spiritual forum 2023

Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with the latest Agricultural News, including news that the number of hog farms are shrinking, Iowa is the number one hog processing state. Next, we meet Jane Velez-Mitchell, founder and content editor of UnChainedTV, a multi-platform social media news outlet that produces original video content on animals' rights and the vegan/compassionate lifestyle, www.unchainedtv.com and Renee King-Sonnen, founder and executive director of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, a former cattle ranch turned vegan, the first in history. https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org They present the question: "Ever wonder why we never hear the term 'slaughterhouse.' instead of 'processing plant'?” Finally, Farmer Doug opines about how there are fewer and fewer auctions than there were 10 years ago, Amish farming and PETA.

Renee King Sonnen, Founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, discusses the takeaways from this summer's Rancher Advocacy Summit. 

On this episode of One Step Beyond, we are joined by Renee King, President & Founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary. Renee King is the President and Founder of Rowdy Girl [...]Read More...

There's no stopping former cattle rancher-turned-formidable animal rights activist, Renee King-Sonnen! In this episode, be prepared to be wowed by Renee's stories of resilience overcoming adversities from her childhood, and channeling that energy for good by fighting for animal liberation. Renee and her husband Tommy converted their cattle ranching operation in Texas into a lovely rescue sanctuary, Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, which is now a happy home to animals who have been rescued from different forms of abuse and exploitation. They also started the Rancher Advocacy Program that helps ranchers and animal farmers to transition into plant-based operations to feed the community with nourishing plant foods and supply the growing plant-based consumer market.TRIGGERING CONTENT : There are mentions of terminology related to sexual violence and discussions of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Listeners' discretion is advised.To can get more involved with and stay updated with Renee's work:Become a member of the sanctuary here.Donate to the sanctuary here.Adopt/sponsor a sanctuary resident here.Learn about volunteering opportunities here.Schedule a public visit or private tour.Support the Rancher Advocacy Program here.Rowdy Girl Sanctuary social media— Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.We hope you enjoy this scintillating discussion with Renee!To support our work: Patreon.com/AnimalActivismMentorshipTo keep up with the podcast, follow @AnimalActivismMentorship on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Join the conversation in the AAM club on Clubhouse and the Animal Activism Mentorship Community Facebook group.Want to get active for the animals but don't know where to start? Sign up for a free mentor at AnimalActivismMentorship.comAAM is fueled by FARM (Farm Animal Rights Movement).Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast!

BREAKING NEWS: World leaders converge on COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland to tackle the climate crisis! But, one easily adopted solution is being ignored: Go Meatless Every Day! Former Cattle Rancher turned vegan activist and Rowdy Girl Sanctuary founder Renee King-Sonnen is urging everyone to JUST DO IT! Musician Moby is also urging leaders to sign the Plant Based Treaty, which calls for a cultural and economic shift to plant based food. You can sign at PlantBasedTreaty.org. Meanwhile, Climate Healers' Dr. Sailesh Rao and vegan journalist Jill Carnegie report for us from COP26 in Glasgow on whether world leaders, like Prince Charles, are doing enough. Prince Charles says he now doesn't eat meat and fish?on?two days each week and doesn't eat any dairy products on another day.???Are these half measures enough? And… what's the COP26 menu? Does it include meat and fish or are the world leaders trying to solve climate change being served a low-carbon-footprint, 100% plant-based diet? Journalist/ NYTimes bestselling author Jane Velez-Mitchell moderates this extraordinary talk!

BREAKING NEWS: World leaders converge on COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland to tackle the climate crisis! But, one easily adopted solution is being ignored: Go Meatless Every Day! Former Cattle Rancher turned vegan activist and Rowdy Girl Sanctuary founder Renee King-Sonnen is urging everyone to JUST DO IT! Musician Moby is also urging leaders to sign the Plant Based Treaty, which calls for a cultural and economic shift to plant based food. You can sign at PlantBasedTreaty.org. Meanwhile, Climate Healers' Dr. Sailesh Rao and vegan journalist Jill Carnegie report for us from COP26 in Glasgow on whether world leaders, like Prince Charles, are doing enough. Prince Charles says he now doesn't eat meat and fish?on?two days each week and doesn't eat any dairy products on another day.???Are these half measures enough? And… what's the COP26 menu? Does it include meat and fish or are the world leaders trying to solve climate change being served a low-carbon-footprint, 100% plant-based diet? Journalist/ NYTimes bestselling author Jane Velez-Mitchell moderates this extraordinary talk!

BREAKING NEWS: World leaders converge on COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland to tackle the climate crisis! But, one easily adopted solution is being ignored: Go Meatless Every Day! Former Cattle Rancher turned vegan activist and Rowdy Girl Sanctuary founder Renee King-Sonnen is urging everyone to JUST DO IT! Musician Moby is also urging leaders to sign the Plant Based Treaty, which calls for a cultural and economic shift to plant based food. You can sign at PlantBasedTreaty.org. Meanwhile, Climate Healers' Dr. Sailesh Rao and vegan journalist Jill Carnegie report for us from COP26 in Glasgow on whether world leaders, like Prince Charles, are doing enough. Prince Charles says he now doesn't eat meat and fish?on?two days each week and doesn't eat any dairy products on another day.???Are these half measures enough? And… what's the COP26 menu? Does it include meat and fish or are the world leaders trying to solve climate change being served a low-carbon-footprint, 100% plant-based diet? Journalist/ NYTimes bestselling author Jane Velez-Mitchell moderates this extraordinary talk!

Rowdy Girl Sanctuary was a cattle ranch until Renee King-Sonnen went vegan and converted her husband. She now helps ranchers who want to go animal-free.

In this episode Yoga is Vegan's Holly Skodis and Rowdy Girl Sanctuary's Renee King-Sonnen discuss the following:Renee's journey from former cattle ranger's wife to a vegan powerhouseRenee's calf and greatest teacher, Rowdy GirlYoga & SpiritualityRichard Hittleman's Yoga: 28 Day Exercise PlanInternational Yoga Studies Sandra Summerfiel KozakSatchidananda Ashram YogavilleRenee, a native Houstonian, is the President and Founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary in Waelder, Texas. She remarried her husband Tommy Sonnen, a multi-generational cattle rancher in 2009 and moved to their former ranch in Angleton, Texas. She fell in love with farm animals, having no idea her life was about to transform. After witnessing time and again the baby calves going to the sale barn, she became extremely depressed. In October 2014, she went vegan as a result and began researching factory farming and the compassionate alternative, farm sanctuaries. She desperately consulted with leaders in the vegan movement, determined to do whatever she could to create sanctuary out of what was once a beef cattle operation in the heart of cattle country. As a result, the Rancher Advocacy Program was developed to give cattle ranchers and other animal farmers a way to transition into other ways of farming without animal cruelty. Transitioning out of animal agriculture requires a lot of skill, effort, and people to help. RAP is dedicated to finding the resources and the way to give farmers a way around farming animals. Renee speaks to farmers all the time and a few have converted to vegan, like 6th generation Texas cattle ranchers Cindy and Richard Traylor. Renee King-Sonnen aka Sangita has studied yoga sciences and Ayurveda for 35 years. She is a teacher of hatha yoga and kundalini yoga. She has a dedicated yoga practice and meditates every day. Her guru is Swami SatchidanandaConnect with Renee:Clubhouse: @rowdygirlWebsite: rowdygirlsanctuary.org & rancheradvocacy.orgInstagram: @rowdygirlsanctuary & @rancheradvocacyprogramFacebook: @rowdygirlsanctuary & rancheradvocacyprogramYouTube: Rowdy Girl Sanctuary

Renee King-Sonnen questioned herself and drew different conclusions about life. Veganism caused her to widen her circle of compassion to include all animals—human and nonhuman. She now fights for justice for animals of all species and people of all races, genders, and sexual orientations. It all started with Rowdy Girl, a little, two-month old baby calf that my husband wanted me to care for, hoping I would start wanting to be a “good” ranchers wife.  I bought her for $300 having no idea that she would take me down the rabbit hole where I would come out on the other side of compassion for all sentient beings – even the ones that used to end up on my plate.  The rest they say is her-story. Becoming vegan for me has been a result of living on the Sonnen Ranch, now Rowdy Girl Sanctuary with my multi-generational cattle rancher husband – I couldn't take the red trailer leaving with the babies anymore – As a result I started watching documentaries and slaughterhouse videos and when I made the corner, I've never looked back. Forever Vegan! Learn more! https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/  

Did you know Texas is going vegan? At least, with sustainable farming pioneers like this guest, Texas and other cattle-raising states are well on their way...Renee King-Sonnen - former cattle rancher's wife who loved rodeos and cowboy boots - is the Founder and Executive Director of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary - a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Since going vegan in 2014, Renee has converted Rowdy Girl Sanctuary from a cattle ranch to a sanctuary for over 120 animals (and her husband from a multi-generational cattle rancher to an animal rescuing vegan). This is the first documented beef cattle ranch vegan conversion in history, and also has pioneering initiatives such as: The Rancher Advocacy Program which transitions cattle ranchers and animal farmers out of animal agribusiness and into other viable farming and business practices, and Families Choosing Compassion is a compassionate alternative to Future Farmers of America and 4-H and brings families of children together that are saddened by the end result that leads to the slaughter of raising their animal friends as “school projects.” Rowdy Girl Sanctuary inspires other ranchers to experience a paradigm shift while helping them move from participating in the cruelty of factory farming to living out compassion towards the animals raised for food.For more about Renee King-Sonnen:Website: https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/ FB: facebook.com/rowdygirlsanctuary IG: instagram.com/rowdygirlsanctuary/YouTube: youtube.com/rowdygirlsanctuaryThanks for listening! FOLLOW EATING LIKE YOU GIVE A DAMN ON:FACEBOOKINSTAGRAMYOUTUBE LINK UPDATE! FREE GUIDE FOR PLANT-POWERED COACHES TO GET CLIENTS: https://www.eatinglikeyougiveadamn.com/getclientsVEGAN AND PLANT-BASED COACHES - Free Video Training to make the income and impact you want: https://www.eatinglikeyougiveadamn.com/freetraining BECOME A VEGAN NUTRITION HEALTH COACH: https://www.udemy.com/user/stephanie-harter/FOR VEGAN-FRIENDLY TIPS, RECIPES & SUPPORT - request to join our community of rebels on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eatinglikeyougiveadamn If you like what you hear, don't forget to: SUBSCRIBELeave a REVIEWSnap a PHOTO while listening to the show and tag @eatinglikeyougiveadamn on Instagram and Facebook!

Rowdy Girl Sanctuary founder Renee King-Sonnen talks about the rise of her Texas rescue into a force for social change! Hear her incredible story: It all started with Rowdy Girl, a little 2 month old baby calf that my husband wanted me to care for, hoping I would start wanting to be a 'good' rancher's wife. I bought her for $300 having no idea that she would take me down the rabbit hole where I would come out on the other side of compassion for all sentient beings – even the ones that used to end up on my plate. The rest they say is her-story. Becoming vegan for me has been a result of living on the Sonnen Ranch, now Rowdy Girl Sanctuary with my multi-generational cattle rancher husband – I couldn't take the red trailer leaving with the babies anymore – As a result I started watching documentaries and slaughterhouse videos and when I made the corner, I've never looked back. Forever Vegan!

Rowdy Girl Sanctuary founder Renee King-Sonnen talks about the rise of her Texas rescue into a force for social change! Hear her incredible story: It all started with Rowdy Girl, a little 2 month old baby calf that my husband wanted me to care for, hoping I would start wanting to be a 'good' rancher's wife. I bought her for $300 having no idea that she would take me down the rabbit hole where I would come out on the other side of compassion for all sentient beings – even the ones that used to end up on my plate. The rest they say is her-story. Becoming vegan for me has been a result of living on the Sonnen Ranch, now Rowdy Girl Sanctuary with my multi-generational cattle rancher husband – I couldn't take the red trailer leaving with the babies anymore – As a result I started watching documentaries and slaughterhouse videos and when I made the corner, I've never looked back. Forever Vegan!

The Love You Give talks to Renee King-Sonnen of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary about a baby calf that made her and her rancher husband go vegan, and how they turned their ranch into an animal sanctuary.  @rowdygirlsanctuary https://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/renees-vegan-transformation/

In this episode, Kathy and Renee King-Sonnen discuss:Renee’s transition from a cattle rancher’s wife to a vegan animal advocate, thanks to the influence of a tiny calf named Rowdy GirlThe extreme emotional toll that cattle ranching took on herThe differences in how ranches and sanctuaries treat animalsThe distress of other ranching families who want to create new, non-exploitive ways to use their landKEY TAKEAWAYS:Many animal farmers are desperate for a new way to make a living.Animal farming is a dying industry, and RAP is an extraordinary support system for farmers wanting to keep their land but reinvent themselves.We must reclaim the Earth for the animals.

We're in for a high energy ride today friends! 10 years ago head strong and entrepreneurial city girl Renee King-Sonnen married a rancher and did not adjust so well to life on her husbands Texas ranch. Seeking to make the transition a little easier Renee's husband gave her a young calf and so began a heart breaking struggle with a happy ending for ... READ MORE The post E619: Ex Ranchers Wife and Rowdy Girl Sanctuary Founder Renee King-Sonnen. appeared first on Healthification.

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Hey! If you haven't heard, Rowdy Girl is evacuating because of the imminent threat of a flood. Today, most the animals were evacuated, and after the fact, Renee goes in and talks about the experience. Enjoy!

Rowdy Girl Sanctuary's Renee King-Sonnen founded this Texas farm animal sanctuary in 2015 after realizing that she loved animals and, therefore, didn't want to exploit and kill them. Her husband Tommy had a cattle ranch and a calf-cow operation and she gave him an ultimatum. Now, they are both vegan and Renee has become a leader in the animal rights movement having founded the Ranchers Advocacy Program to help other farmers transition out of exploiting and killing animals to plant-based, veganic farming.

Rowdy Girl Sanctuary's Renee King-Sonnen founded this Texas farm animal sanctuary in 2015 after realizing that she loved animals and, therefore, didn't want to exploit and kill them. Her husband Tommy had a cattle ranch and a calf-cow operation and she gave him an ultimatum. Now, they are both vegan and Renee has become a leader in the animal rights movement having founded the Ranchers Advocacy Program to help other farmers transition out of exploiting and killing animals to plant-based, veganic farming.

Renee King-Sonnen—the founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, the former beef cattle ranch that under her direction (insistence, really, after going vegan) became a farm sanctuary—reflects on being an inveterate animal […]

Ryuji Chua is an animal rights activist and content creator with millions of YouTube video views. Just like most of us, Ryuji did not grow up vegan; in fact he states that he assumed he would be eating eggs for breakfast for the rest of his life. Then, a few years ago, Ryuji made the connection between his breakfast choices, and the impact they were having on the animals and the environment. In this episode, Ryuji shares his own transformational story and gives us some tips on how to peacefully and lovingly talk to others, even under the most stressful of situations. For more Ryuji: Website: http://www.peacebyvegan.com  Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/PeaceByVegan  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/peacebyvegan  FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/peacebyvegan  Two Rowdy Vegans Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Cx9LXIZAv10pQ9bgpkChY  Shoutout to Renee King-Sonnen of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary

Hey! In this podcast, we interview the cofounder of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) Chris Van Breen. We learned a ton from this podcast, and hopefully you will too. As always, thank you so much for listening, we'll see you next week Friday!

Host and Family Farmer Doug Stephan wwww.eastleighfarm.com reports news that the average Thanksgiving dinner costs about $21-Dollars, but the Family Farmer only receives about $9-dollars of that. There's also news about how Family Farmers can make money with the NFU's Carbon Credit Program. Next, we meet Renee King-Sonnen, the Rowdy Girl of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary www.rowdygirlsanctuary.org. It all started with a little 2-month-old baby calf that her husband wanted her to care for, hoping that she would want to be a “good” rancher’s wife. She named all the cattle and loved them. She’d go out and spend time with them, dance around them – sing to them and talk to them. Eventually Renee realized that she could not stand to watch the babies leave their mamas to go to the sale barn FOR SLAUGHTER. In 2015, Renee initiated an online fundraiser that would eventually succeed in raising $36,000, enough money to buy her husband’s herd and donate them to the new nonprofit – the first beef cattle ranch vegan conversion in the history of Texas, the United States and most likely the world. Finally, Doug opines about the midterm election and the people we elected. He opines that we need to hold-their-feet-to-the-fire, with regard to the new Farm Bill.

Renee King-Sonnen is a cattle rancher's wife who turned vegan and turned her husband's cattle ranch into a vegan farm animal sanctuary. Now, she's trying to help other ranchers do the same... or at least come up with another way to make a living.

Renee King-Sonnen is a cattle rancher's wife who turned vegan and turned her husband's cattle ranch into a vegan farm animal sanctuary. Now, she's trying to help other ranchers do the same... or at least come up with another way to make a living.

Renee King-Sonnen is the Founder and Director of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, a cattle ranch turned vegan farm sanctuary located 50 miles from Houston, Texas. The sanctuary now provides tools and information for other animal farms to make the switch to sanctuary or veganic farming. Rowdy Girl Sanctuaryhttps://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/Rancher Advocacy Programhttps://rowdygirlsanctuary.org/rap/Wrap up:News of the DayExcuse of the Day: Animals would do it to us if they couldActivist Tip of the Day: Use Facebook & Twitter to target big companies and ask for more vegan optionsThe Livegan Podcast Patreon Page The Livegan Podcast Facebook Page

  There's a growing ‘clean meat' and vegan movement focused on the many destructive and unethical practices involved the production and consumption of meat. At the same time, as economies improve worldwide the global meat business is at an all time high. How do we reconcile these two divergent trends? Renee King-Sonnen joins us to … Continue reading EP 167 WILL MAN WONDER IN FIFTY YEARS WHY WE ATE MEAT?

Today Vidal receives Renee King-Sonnen, today's episode is about a love story and how love can transform us in amazing ways.   This is Renee's personal journey before and after opening an animal sanctuary. Renee was born and raised in Houston, Texas and is the founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary. Renee was a dyed-in-the-wool city girl before moving with her husband, Tommy, to their Angleton, TX Ranch in 2009. She fell in love with all the farm animals on the ranch. She had no idea that her life was about to be forever changed as a result of her husband's ranching business.   After witnessing time and time again the ranch's baby calves going to the sale barn, she became more and more depressed about the inherent cruelty of the ranching business. By October 2014, she had decided she no longer wanted any part of ranching. She went vegan and began her pursuit of a dream to open a farm animal sanctuary. She forged relationships with many key leaders in the vegan movement who offered insight and counsel and with tremendous determination she worked toward creating a sanctuary out of what was once a beef cattle ranch.   Renee's background includes a star-studded career as a professional singer, songwriter, and recording artist. In her life before Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, Renee traveled extensively with her band, Renee King & Wildcard, and her album, Renee King Queen of Honky Tonk. In addition to her work in the music business, which also included producing and being a publicist, Renee was a Top Producing Realtor® for five years running in Pearland, Texas. She founded and owned a wellness spa, where she was a certified Hatha and Kundalini yoga instructor and Ayurveda practitioner.   Renee's passion is her greatest asset, and whatever she invests her time and heart into has manifested brilliantly in the world. But she believes her true calling has finally found her in her work at Rowdy Girl Sanctuary. Her desire to be a mother has been fulfilled in the care of the farm animals at RGS. And now she is a catalyst for change in a sometimes dark and cruel world to educate others about the vital importance of adopting a vegan lifestyle. Renee finds her greatest strength in the still, small voice inside her that she has come to know through her practice of yoga and meditation.   This episode leaves us full of joy and hope; changes are possible when motivated by love and awareness. Get inspired by this beautiful life journey!   Outline of This Great Episode [8:52] Destruction that Hurricane Harvey caused on the Sanctuary. [12:28] Documentary about the impact of Hurricane Harvey on ranches. [17:20] Who was Renee before she became a vegan? [21:35] The first turning point to become a vegan. [27:47] “I started naming the cows and following them around, I realized something was wrong” [37:15] Not being able eating her own animals but eating others. [38:07] How beliefs systems influence people. [47:39] Social pressure when you become a vegan. [49:50] Beginning veganism. [56:03] How her marriage was struggling. [1:00:56] Starting a Sanctuary. [1:02:55] How her husband became vegan too. [1:06:18] Connection between eating habits and climate change. [1:11:01] Accept and love other beings. [1:13:11] The entire relationship evolved. [1:14:41] When you change a ranch you change a community. [1:15:45] Reasons and tips on how you can become vegan.   Mentioned In This Episode Visit Deborah Vidal and subscribe to this podcast! Vidal thanks you for using her banner for your shopping. Leave your review of Vidal Speaks podcast   Connect with Today's Guest Donate to Rowdy Girl Sanctuary Check the upcoming documentary Book to read when becoming vegan. Facebook Rowdy Girl Sanctuary Twitter @RowdyGirlRanch Instagram @RowdyGirlSanctuary

- Interviews Available Rowdy Girl Sanctuary is the first documented beef cattle ranch to ever convert from selling them for slaughter in the agriculture industry to rescuing them and becoming a vegan farm animal sanctuary. We are an education based sanctuary that teaches folks that if cattle ranchers can go vegan anyone can - we always tell our story and because it is so unique people listen - vegan or not, people are very curious about cattle ranchers that have gone vegan. Website: rowdygirlsanctuary.org Renee King-Sonnen, Executive Director and Founder of Rowdy GirlSanctuary is available for interviews. Renee King-Sonnen, a native Houstonian, is the Executive Director and Founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary in Angleton, Texas. She remarried her husband Tommy Sonnen, a multi-generational cattle rancher in 2009 and moved to the ranch. She fell in love with farm animals, having no idea her life was about to transform. After witnessing time and again the baby calves going to the sale barn she became extremely depressed. In October 2014, she went vegan as a result and began researching factory farming and the compassionate alternative, farm sanctuaries. She desperately consulted with leaders in the vegan movement, determined to do whatever she could to create sanctuary out of what was once a beef cattle operation in the heart of cattle country.

Support the show, grab a book with Audible, or start shopping at Thrive Market. We tend to provide episodes that push a boundary or two or maybe even tug at your heartstrings. However, sometimes it's nice have a good life with a guest that loves what they do and has the energy to show it. Lee Day is certainly the embodiment of that sentiment. We met Lee through Renee King-Sonnen who we recently had on the show. Lee has had an interesting life and career being a celebrity pet entertainer. From being close friends with Doris Day to performing a Bark Mitzvah for Joan Rivers' dog and even taking lobsters on a date. Lee is filled with stories and songs to comprise multiple books and albums. She was a riot to have on and had us rolling. If you're driving while listening you may need to pull over until you stop laughing. Lee is marrying two of Renee King-Sonnen's pigs on September 17 at an event to benefit the Rowdy Girl Sanctuary. Tickets are available for the event in New York. If you are unable to attend you can donate directly to Rowdy Girl Sanctuary to assist in their efforts. ABOUT LEE DAY: CELEBRITY PET ENTERTAINER Lee Day provides a service not performed by any other entertainer world-wide. She has combined two of her most intense passions, show business and pets, into a business that has endured for fifteen years. How about doing something different and unique that has never been done on a sitcom before, a pet wedding, Bark Mitzvah, romantic date, or baptism party? This is not limited to just dogs and cats, she's performed weddings for horses and penguins, taken two lobsters out on a romantic date, and the list goes on. Lee Day is a singer, actress, comedian and dancer. Her business has been spotlighted on Eye on L.A., the Sally Jessy Raphael Show, Nickelodeon, Eyewitness News, the Regis Philbin Show, The Gayle King Show, A Current Affair and has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, The Globe, Star-Ledger, L.A. Times, The Enquirer, Woman's World, National Examiner, Londons' Daily Mirror, People Magazine and Instyle Magazine. She has been seen on productions in London, Rome, Japan, and Australia. Lee has worked with the biggies. Her clients include a Bark Mitzvah for Joan Rivers' dog, Spike, a wedding for Jim and Tammy Faye Bakers' Yorkshire, Corky, (to a white poodle named Peaches) which were televised. She's also styled Mary Tyler Moore's golden retriever, Dash, and has sung for Princess Diana and her sons. EPISODE RESOURCES Lee Day - Cabaret Show for Pets to Support Rowdy Girl Sanctuary End Animal Abuse-Cruelty-Torture with Rabbi Otis CHECK OUT OUR STORE Interested in getting some awesome CV swag? Visit CuriouslyVegRadio.com/cvdesigns for awesome CV swag and make sure to stop by MattHughesArt.com for a limited edition, signed print made exclusively for Curiously Veg!

While you're at it, support the show, grab a book with Audible, or start shopping at Thrive Market. Recently we had the opportunity to work with Brother Wolf Animal Rescue at Asheville Veganfest. While there we managed to steal away some speakers for a quick two on one chat. One of the speakers, Renee King-Sonnen, stole the show with her amazing story and amazing energy. After spending sometime talking with her during and after recording we couldn't pass up a chance to have her on the show for a long form interview. Renee's story is not like any other. After marrying her now husband and cattle rancher, Renee settled in to be a typical rancher's wife. Though she always had animal rights and welfare buzzing around in her mind she suppressed the urge to succumb, something many of us have felt and done. In an attempt to follow tradition she purchased a calf with intention to raise to market weight and to be sold for food. While going through the process something began to wake within her and she wasn't able to keep what she knew to be true and decided she'd had enough. Renee was able to recognize what she and the other ranchers were doing wasn't right and decided to make a change. The calf that she raised leant her name to her new home, "Rowdy Girl Sanctuary". We talked with Renee King-Sonnen about her waking up, working with other ranchers and rancher wives to further the cause, and a very moving story about a strong calf that thought her, and I'm sure you, a lot about the future of animal welfare and the future of sanctuaries. If you can, please take some time and support the efforts of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary. You can also become a member or adopt an animal and get some great perks while supporting the sanctuary and help some amazing animals. ABOUT RENEE KING-SONNEN Renee, a native Houstonian, is the Executive Director and Founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary in Angleton, Texas. She remarried her husband Tommy Sonnen, a multi-generational cattle rancher in 2009 and moved to the ranch. She fell in love with farm animals, having no idea her life was about to transform. After witnessing time and again the baby calves going to the sale barn she became extremely depressed. In October 2014, she went vegan as a result and began researching factory farming and the compassionate alternative, farm sanctuaries. She desperately consulted with leaders in the vegan movement, determined to do whatever she could to create sanctuary out of what was once a beef cattle operation in the heart of cattle country. VEGAN: EVERYDAY STORIES The documentary Vegan: Everyday Stories features Renee King-Sonnen along with other prominent figures in the plant based movement. The movie focuses on a set of very different vegans, their journey, and their everyday lives. A great movie free of graphic imagery to inspire others that they too can make an amazing life change and be happier and healthier than ever before. EPISODE RESOURCES Rowdy Girl Sanctuary's website Rowdy Girl Sanctuary's Facebook Rowdy Girl Sanctuary's YouTube Vegan: Everyday Stories CHECK OUT OUR STORE Interested in getting some awesome CV swag? Visit CuriouslyVegRadio.com/cvdesigns for awesome CV swag and make sure to stop by MattHughesArt.com for a limited edition, signed print made exclusively for Curiously Veg! Curiously Veg Art Nouveau Curiously Veg Art Nouveau 2 "Find Your Why" - White Text "Find Your Why" - Black Text You can even pick up a t-shirt, hoodie, or a mug with some great artwork printed on it.