Rick Lalonde keeps moving up his annual Walk with Cows in the calendar, and the number of guests keep growing.

His first showing of the residents of Rick’s Ranch was nearly in November two years ago , and it was greeted with a cool, wet day. Still, about 600 people showed up in 2023 at Lamoureux Park to visit his mobile petting zoo.

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Last year, the event coincided with the Thanksgiving long weekend .

This year, he said the response has been even greater, as the Walk with Cows added some first-time visitors to the many who come to know and support his cause — providing a retirement home for livestock.

Lalonde said the support from this event has helped him to care for more than three dozen animals.

“I’ve saved over 40 over the five years I’ve been doing this,” he

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