ARVADA – The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association members anxiously awaited the premier of "Temple Grandin" an HBO movie that premiered on Saturday, Feb. 6.
The movie depicts Grandin’s life from childhood through the 1970’s. The film delivers Grandin’s messages about treating animals humanely and her life with autism.
“The films shows how my mind works – my sensitivity to visual stimuli and how I process information with visual images in my head,” said Grandin.
CCA’s long-time member Temple Grandin is well known in the world of agriculture for her expertise in livestock handling. Grandin is a high-functioning autistic person who has designed humane livestock handling facilities all over the world. In North America, almost half of the cattle in meat plants are handled in a center track restrainer system that she designed. Her work has touched every segment of beef production from the farm to the feedlot and, ultimately, the processing facility. One can find her handling facilities in places such as Cargill Beef and JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding LLC.
Grandin has also published numerous books on the humane treatment of animals and on autism. As a professor at Colorado State University (CSU), she teaches courses on livestock behavior and facility design.
CSU showed the debut of "Temple Grandin" on Saturday in the Lory Student Center’s East Ballroom on campus. A reception followed the live broadcast of the movie, and Grandin attended.
“The CCA would like to congratulate Dr. Grandin on this celebration of her life and work,” stated Terry Fankhauser, executive vice president for CCA. “Dr. Grandin's efforts on behalf of the beef industry stretch far and wide and the industry is better for having these efforts.”
Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) is the state’s only nonprofit trade organization exclusively representing Colorado’s cattle producers. Founded in 1867, CCA is the nation’s oldest state cattlemen’s association.
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