Southern California Rancher Refuses to Vaccinate His Cattle, Makes ‘So Much Money’ Off Vaccine-Free Beef

Rancher and 5 Bar Beef owner Frank Fitzpatrick sitting on a park bench in Cypress, Calif., on July 27, 2023. Carol Cassis/The Epoch Times

A private rancher in Trabuco Canyon, California, is one of the few remaining in the country refusing to vaccinate his cattle, a practice he says is getting more difficult as government regulations increase.

While the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says not vaccinating cattle is legal, the practice has become rarer in recent years, according to Frank Fitzpatrick, owner and rancher of 5 Bar Beef in south Orange County.