Howard F. Lyman (born September 18, 1938, in Great Falls, Montana) is an American farmer and animal rights activist known for promoting vegan nutrition and organic farming. In 1997 he was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award for his leadership in the animal rights movement.[1]
Howard F. Lyman
Lyman speaking at the Intersectional Justice Conference, March 2016
Lyman was raised as a fourth generation rancher on a farm that produced dairy and meat commodities. He attended Montana State University and graduated with a B.S. degree in general agriculture in 1961. Upon graduation, he spent two years in the United States Army before returning to work on the farm.
From 1963 to 1983 he was actively engaged in animal and grain production. The areas in which he was involved were dairy, pork, registered Hereford, chicken, range cattle, feedlot beef production, veal, grain, silage, and hay production.
In 1979 Lyman was diagnosed with a tumor in his spine. Faced with the prospect of paralysis, he vowed to return to non-chemical means of farming if he beat the cancer. He survived an operation to remove the tumor and set out to transform his land into an organic farm. He also ran for political office, but lost his first election. He then became a lobbyist, and moved to Washington, D.C.
Circa 1990, again facing health concerns, he became a vegetarian and found his health improved. In 1989 Lyman had begun to investigate Mad Cow disease, which was just becoming an issue in the UK. He eventually became a vegan.
The Oprah Winfrey Show appearanceedit
In April 1996 Lyman came to national attention during an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Lyman's remarks on the show led to Winfrey renouncing hamburgers. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association sued Lyman and Winfrey. Both were found not liable in 1998.[2] While the CDC and USDA maintained that Mad Cow Disease could not occur in the US, the government of Japan did not agree.[3]
Publicationsedit
He has co-authored the book Mad Cowboy (1998) and co-authored No More Bull (2005) and became president of EarthSave. Leaving that post, he became president of "Voice for a Viable Future".[4]
Lyman wrote the foreword to Erik Marcus's book Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating (1998), and the 1st vegan pizza cookbook: Mark Sutton's Heart Healthy Pizza[5]
He has produced four DVDs (A Mad Cowboy Lecture,Earth Talk: 2001, Mad Cowboy: The Documentary, and A Mad Cowboy Lecture: 2007).
Recognitionedit
Lyman was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in Sherborn, Massachusetts in 1997 for his leadership in the animal rights movement.[1] His story was featured in Tribe of Heart's 2009 documentary Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home. He was also featured on the 2011 documentary Vegucated.
1997: Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in Sherborn, MA on April 12, 1997
2002: Vegetarian Hall of Fame, August 3, 2002, at the North American Vegetarian Society's annual Vegetarian Summerfest in Johnstown, Pennsylvania[7][8]
^"Vegetarian Hall of Fame". North American Vegetarian Society. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
External linksedit
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Interview with Howard F. Lyman
January 01, 1970
howard, lyman, howard, lyman, born, september, 1938, great, falls, montana, american, farmer, animal, rights, activist, known, promoting, vegan, nutrition, organic, farming, 1997, awarded, peace, abbey, courage, conscience, award, leadership, animal, rights, m. Howard F Lyman born September 18 1938 in Great Falls Montana is an American farmer and animal rights activist known for promoting vegan nutrition and organic farming In 1997 he was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award for his leadership in the animal rights movement 1 Howard F LymanLyman speaking at the Intersectional Justice Conference March 2016Born 1938 09 17 September 17 1938 age 85 Great Falls Montana USEducationMontana State University B S in general agriculture 1961 Occupation s Activist farmer writer lecturerSpouseWillow Jeanne LymanAwardsPeace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award 1997 Vegetarian Hall of Fame 2002 Websitemadcowboy com Contents 1 Biography 1 1 The Oprah Winfrey Show appearance 2 Publications 3 Recognition 4 Honors and awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBiography editLyman was raised as a fourth generation rancher on a farm that produced dairy and meat commodities He attended Montana State University and graduated with a B S degree in general agriculture in 1961 Upon graduation he spent two years in the United States Army before returning to work on the farm From 1963 to 1983 he was actively engaged in animal and grain production The areas in which he was involved were dairy pork registered Hereford chicken range cattle feedlot beef production veal grain silage and hay production In 1979 Lyman was diagnosed with a tumor in his spine Faced with the prospect of paralysis he vowed to return to non chemical means of farming if he beat the cancer He survived an operation to remove the tumor and set out to transform his land into an organic farm He also ran for political office but lost his first election He then became a lobbyist and moved to Washington D C Circa 1990 again facing health concerns he became a vegetarian and found his health improved In 1989 Lyman had begun to investigate Mad Cow disease which was just becoming an issue in the UK He eventually became a vegan The Oprah Winfrey Show appearance edit In April 1996 Lyman came to national attention during an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show Lyman s remarks on the show led to Winfrey renouncing hamburgers The National Cattlemen s Beef Association sued Lyman and Winfrey Both were found not liable in 1998 2 While the CDC and USDA maintained that Mad Cow Disease could not occur in the US the government of Japan did not agree 3 Publications editHe has co authored the book Mad Cowboy 1998 and co authored No More Bull 2005 and became president of EarthSave Leaving that post he became president of Voice for a Viable Future 4 Lyman wrote the foreword to Erik Marcus s book Vegan The New Ethics of Eating 1998 and the 1st vegan pizza cookbook Mark Sutton s Heart Healthy Pizza 5 Lyman also features in Franny Armstrong s 2005 documentary McLibel in Marianne Thieme s 2007 documentary Meat The Truth and in Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn s 2014 documentary Cowspiracy He has produced four DVDs A Mad Cowboy Lecture Earth Talk 2001 Mad Cowboy The Documentary and A Mad Cowboy Lecture 2007 Recognition editLyman was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in Sherborn Massachusetts in 1997 for his leadership in the animal rights movement 1 His story was featured in Tribe of Heart s 2009 documentary Peaceable Kingdom The Journey Home He was also featured on the 2011 documentary Vegucated Honors and awards edit1996 Elected President of the International Vegetarian Union served through 1999 6 1997 Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in Sherborn MA on April 12 1997 2002 Vegetarian Hall of Fame August 3 2002 at the North American Vegetarian Society s annual Vegetarian Summerfest in Johnstown Pennsylvania 7 8 See also editList of animal rights advocatesReferences edit a b List of Award Recipients The Peace Abbey FoundationThe Peace Abbey Foundation Retrieved 2021 05 11 Texas Beef Group v Winfrey Animal Legal amp Historical Center Retrieved 2021 02 26 U S rejects Japan s mad cow test CNN 2004 01 22 Retrieved 2021 02 26 Voice for a Viable Future Heart Healthy Pizza Cookbook Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2020 01 17 International Vegetarian Union Howard Lyman www ivu org Retrieved 2021 05 11 Vegetarian Hall of Fame Vegetarian Hall of Fame North American Vegetarian Society Retrieved 2021 05 11 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Howard Lyman Official website Interview with Howard F Lyman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Howard Lyman amp oldid 1177474891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
