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Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals
Mission: To support, foster, aid and enhance the promotion of farm animal welfare and a plant-based diet, and the prevention of abusive animal agriculture practices.
Programs: Our primary programs are farm animal care and educational events where we promote? Veganism? And? Plant-based? Initiatives. ? In connection therewith, in 2017, rowdy girl sanctuary? ("rgs") provided? Care? And shelter? For? 107? Farm? Animals. ? ? Hurricane harvey? Hit the houston area in 2017 and impacted rgs' operations significantly. ? ? As a result, rgs? Had to evacuate? The? Farm animals temporarily? To safety. ? ? ? Despite? Dealing with the aftermath of the second major? Flood event and resulting? Evacuation in 2 years,? Rgs? Was still? Able to hold several public? And private? Tours, special educational? Events, private tours, educational? Research programs and holiday events that enabled us to attract over 900 visitors, volunteers, film makers, authors and media related influencers? To the? Sanctuary? To further our educational work of? Saving animals. ? ? ? In addition,? Rgs? Launched our popular rowdy girl rally series which spotlighted texas? Vegan speakers,? Vegan? Education,? And vegan? Meals. ? ? ? Also,? In 2017, rgs? Founder, renee king-sonnen,? Spoke at several? Festivals? To spread awareness? About the work and mission of? Rgs. ? ? ? Animal planet has aired the program (the vegan rancher) produced? At the sanctuary in 2017? On vet life? Three? Times,? And has raised national awareness around our work. Furthermore, we continued to expand our unique rancher advocacy program, attracting attention from other advocacy programs with the similar? Goals to assist ranchers in transitioning from farming animals to other, more sustainable ways to use? Their land. ? ? Rgs has continued to participate with the vet tech training school of? Pima university in houston, tx? By? Serving as a? Satellite learning experience for 12-20 students twice a year on how to care for large farm animals in a? Sanctuary setting. ? Vet care, vaccines, deworming and other supplies? Are? Donated by? Pima? To? The sanctuary. In exchange,? We were able to facilitate an invaluable experience? For? Their students. ? Finally, in 2017 rgs ? Partnered with? A documentarian to record the harvey flooding event? To allow us to? Help? Increase public? Awareness? About? Global warming and the? Impact of? Animal agriculture? On? Climate? Change. ? ? A 30-minute documentary called? Ranch rescue? Was produced? As a result of? The partnership. ? To date, the film? Has garnered? To date? Over 1,300? Views on youtube,? And the trailer has been seen over 148,000 times on our fb social media page. ? ? ?