From the little girl who lost her cows, to the woman who saves them.
Told in the words of Allison, Riverview's founder and only caretaker.
Raised to be a third-generation beef farmer.
“When I was a kid, my cows were my whole world. They were my comfort, my friends, my family.”
Allison grew up on a Nebraska cattle farm, expected to carry it on like the two generations before her. But the animals she was supposed to raise for market were the ones she loved most.
“One by one, they were sold. I was too young and helpless to stop it. That loss never left me.”
She dedicated her life to protecting them instead.
It began with three: a newborn steer named Jeffrey, the herd's oldest cow, Big Mama — who lived to be 29 — and her calf. When more cows were about to be sold, Allison saved them too.
She was rescuing cows before she knew what an animal sanctuary was. In time it became something Nebraska had never had: a place where cows are simply allowed to live.
“It's a small, woman-led cow rescue built from love, heartbreak, and determination.”
Every cow here has a story of their own. Some were bound for slaughter; others were sick, old, neglected or abandoned. Here they finally have safety. They finally have peace. They finally have a home.
