Save the Spotted Cow

Save the Spotted Cow Cause Button Museum
Category
Cause
Additional Images
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Sub Categories
Illustrations
Animals
Text on Button SAVE THE SPOTTED COW
Image Description

Illustration of a black and white cow on a turquoise background with black text
Back Paper / Back Info

Sticker that says Compliments of Washington State Dairy Federation
Back Style
Brass locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
2 1/4 inch
Year / Decade Made
1990s
Additional Information

This button was part of an awareness campaign ran by the Washington State Dairy Federation (WSDF) in the 1990's. During this time, many dairy farmers were going out of business due to low milk prices and efforts to increase regulations. The phrase "save the spotted cow" was a play on another campaign, "save the spotted owl" that sought to decrease logging that destroyed their habitats. The campaign, however, had little success as prices stayed low and many more dairy farmers chose to leave their businesses in hard economic times.
Catalog ID CA0185