Rowdy Girl: Confessions of a Vegan Cattle Rancher by King-Sonnen, Renée

Rowdy Girl: Confessions of a Vegan Cattle Rancher

With raw honesty and vulnerability, Rowdy Girl illuminates the realities of animal agriculture through tracing the author's...
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Author: Renée King-Sonnen
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Rowdy Girl: Confessions of a Vegan Cattle Rancher by King-Sonnen, Renée

Rowdy Girl: Confessions of a Vegan Cattle Rancher

$38.40

Rowdy Girl: Confessions of a Vegan Cattle Rancher

$38.40
Author: Renée King-Sonnen
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

With raw honesty and vulnerability, Rowdy Girl illuminates the realities of animal agriculture through tracing the author's journey from a poor upbringing to life as the wife of a Texas cattle rancher. Unable to reconcile the cruel realities of her husband Tommy's business, Renee King-Sonnen begins to question some of society's most basic assumptions about the animals we eat and the food systems we uphold. These questions spark a profound transformation-and a determination to save the very cattle her husband's livelihood depends on.

The couple's opposing worldviews lead to escalating conflict, pushing their marriage to the brink. Seeking support, King-Sonnen connects with online vegan communities and launches a secret Facebook diary, The Vegan Journal of a Cattle Rancher's Wife. With a growing following, she rallies support for an ambitious plan: buy Tommy's herd, take over the ranch, and transform it into an animal sanctuary. The suspense peaks in December 2014, when Tommy agrees to sell her the cattle for $30,000-if she can raise the funds before they're sent to slaughter.

More than a memoir, Rowdy Girl is a story of spiritual awakening and ethical transformation. It reveals the shared ground between ranchers and vegans-a commitment to compassion, tradition, and sustainability-while challenging the foundations of animal agriculture. Through her deeply personal journey, King-Sonnen invites readers to consider their own relationship with animals, the food they eat, and the possibility of living with greater compassion.

Author: Renée King-Sonnen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 06/25/2026
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.14h x 5.99w x 1.03d
ISBN: 9798216278351


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2026

About the Author
Renée King-Sonnen is the founder and executive director of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary (RGS), a non-profit company that provides sanctuary to farm animals at risk of being slaughtered and promotes an ethical vegan lifestyle. RGS is changing the world for farmed animals through its Rancher Advocacy Program, an educational program that inspires ranchers to consider alternatives to animal farming, and Families Choosing Compassion, a program that offers a compassionate alternative to Future Farmers of America and 4-H. Most recently, Renee has been the subject of a documentary, Rowdy Girl.

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