Were it not for Emmett Lee Dickinson there might not be a Cow Appreciation Day, an annual observance that holds special significance in the lives of people around the world. Countless individuals have reported to us how Cow Appreciation Day has changed their lives.
Abyndon Whittaker Nagle Jr. reported that the experience of Cow Appreciation Day cow rides
at the Washerst Central Library in his youth and his passion for the musty smell of old, leather bound books led him to become a rare book and special collections librarian at the Houghton Library at Harvard University.
at the Washerst Central Library in his youth and his passion for the musty smell of old, leather bound books led him to become a rare book and special collections librarian at the Houghton Library at Harvard University.
Mary Frances Treecreeper (shown second from the left in the photograph) grades, sorts and classifies unprocessed meat for the National Public School Cafeteria Lunch Processing Plant in Washerst, Pennsylvania. In a recent interview with the Washerstian Post, Ms. Treecreeper credited Cow Appreciation Day with “steering me toward my unconventional career choice.” Then, with a wry smile and a wink, she added, “no pun intended.”
Because of Cow Appreciation Day, Dr. Parthenia Oddlin attended Yale University and earned her doctorate degree from its world-renowned Bovine Psychology and Neuroscience program. To this day she researches and studies self-esteem in cows to determine why it is that some cows produce whole milk while others yield 2% or skim milk.
Cow Appreciation Day is sponsored by the American Library Association and celebrated annually on July 15th. Do you have an account about how Cow Appreciation Day has changed your life? If so, please let us know so that we can share your story!
For information on the history of Cow Appreciation Day, click HERE.
For information on the history of Cow Appreciation Day, click HERE.
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