"Most American's don't have any idea how well the Department of Agriculture protects the grower at the expense of the consumer." - Howard Lyman, former cattle rancher

Howard Lyman, "Mad Cowboy" to speak at NIU Saturday, Nov 13, 7pm, Wirtz auditorium Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL Why won't this cattle rancher eat meat?

Howard Lyman is one of the world's most popular and respected vegetarian speakers. He speaks with the benefit of having been a highly successful cattle rancher.

- Appeared on Oprah and sparked the "Texas beef trial."
- A Montana cattle rancher, farmer and feed lot operator.
- Author of "Mad Cowboy: The Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won't Eat Meat"
- Ran for Congress in Montana in 1982
- President of EarthSave International
- Founder and President of the nonprofit group Voice for a Viable Future
- A former program director with Humane Society of the U.S.
- Former lobbyist for organic farming

In his book, "Mad Cowboy", Lyman explains about his strategy for taking over the family farm: "I was going to deficit-finance, expand, and employ all the brand-new chemical farming techniques I’d learned about in college;" however, his outlook has drastically changed since then. While struggling with a life threatening illness, Lyman made a promise to himself, "I’d dedicate the rest of my life to restoring the land to what it had been when I’d had the good fortune to be born to it."

Learn more about Howard Lyman at:
http://www.vegsource.org/lyman/
or at
http://www.madcowboy.com/

Join us for this informative and entertaining lecture. Learn about the questionable practices engaged in by the meat industry and the dangers these practices pose to our food supply and our health. Got a question about animal agriculture? Ask it during the question and answer session following Howard Lyman's talk.

When: Saturday, November 13, 1999 - 7:00 pm
Where: Northern Illinois University's Wirtz Hall auditorium
Directions to Wirtz Auditorium are available at
http://www.sa.niu.edu/veg/direct.htm

This event is free and open to all. Brought to you by NIU's Vegetarian Education Group (VEG).

More info and directions may be obtained by contacting: Jon Brunn at 815.756.3371 or at veg@niu.edu.

Visit us on the web at http://www.sa.niu.edu/veg/home.htm
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Ms. Marr Nealon, President, VOICE FOR A VIABLE FUTURE, a 501c.3 non-profit organization educating the public on the health, environmental & ethical benefits of an organic, plant-based diet.