Fresno Bee:
To hear the folks at Organic Pastures dairy tell it, Louise and McQueen were all but bound for the slaughterhouse or an industrialized farm.
The two organic dairy cows were living in crowded, cold conditions, and their financially troubled owner needed to get rid of them. They faced an uncertain future.
Organic Pastures offered these milkers a lifeline by recruiting sponsors to save them at $1,800 apiece.It worked.
Since March, Organic Pastures supporters have “rescued” 40 cows — including Louise and McQueen. An additional 20 are expected to arrive next week at the green pastures of its Fresno County ranch.