Cows For A Cause

Growing up in the Vermont country, I was surrounded by farms, and I have always had an appreciation for them. Cows were everywhere as my family and I would travel around the state, and we loved capturing Vermont’s beauty with photography. Little did we know that one snapshot of a cow would spark a world-wide moo-vement promoting kindness and unity, and our message- we’re all spots on the same cow.

Long story short, we realized the Holstein picture would make great art, so I began painting it. In 2015 we started our campaign Cows For A Cause, where we traveled around the state of Vermont (myself donned in a cow costume a lot of the time) attending fundraisers for nonprofits, with the goal to sell art and donate 50-100% of the sales to each cause. We were able to help various organizations such as ANEW Place in Burlington, VT and Central Vermont’s Relay For Life.

Giving back to the community and paying it forward is a passion, so while we were helping our local organizations, we knew we wanted to do more. We had an idea of growing something larger than our state, even larger than the USA, and wanted to expand around the world.

WORLD COW

World Cow is a small business in Vermont promoting kindness around the world. Our global art movement has grown to over 49 countries, spreading love with a message; we’re all spots on the same cow. We’ve worked with AVPVEO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help grow their arts. Creating art together is enrichment for our cultures. We’ve partnered with Astitva in Dehra Dun, India, to help distribute bags of food, stationary, and clothing to children living in poverty. We helped the Elseed Art Foundation in Uganda to paint murals in schools and donate solar lamps to people without electricity. We’re continuously looking for opportunities to fundraise and support charities around the world.

Why do World Cow? The goal is to never stop growing the herd and delivering our message of unity. Our passion is to make people feel good. No matter your race or gender, we’re in this life together so let’s be kind to each other.

we’re all spots on the same cow

-D.J. Barry

Founder