AR-News: (U.S. - N.J.) 'Cowches' Fund Bovine Sanctuary

[Mary Finelli]

Letters to the Editor: letters at washingtontimes.com

'COWCHES' FUND BOVINE SANCTUARY
The Washington Times, Delphine Soulas, Jan. 21, 2004

Helga Tacreiter does not eat meat. She loves cows, but prefers to see them 
live out their days in peaceful fields rather than end up as hamburger. She 
is one of about 5.7 million vegetarians in the United States, according to a 
survey by the Vegetarian Resource Group.

    After years spent milking cows and raising calves for dairy farmers, Ms. 
Tacreiter decided to create a cow sanctuary in New Jersey, a haven to 
protect the animals from slaughter. She finances the operation by making 
life-size stuffed cow pillows she calls Helga's Cowches.

    "I grew to love [cows] when I worked on farms, milking and feeding these 
peaceful creatures and getting to know their distinct, individual 
personalities," she says. For 12 years, she worked on dairy farms. "I made 
their lives as decent as possible," she says. "My heart broke each time one 
of my friends was sent to slaughter."

    One night in 1988, a huge spring storm changed her life, she says.

complete article:
http://www.washtimes.com/culture/20040120-095137-6122r.htm

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