César Chávez spent his childhood before the age of ten on his family farm. He enjoyed interacting with the horses, cows, chickens, and a cat.
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In his later life, he had three dogs -- "Huelga" [Strike], "Boicot" [Boycott], and "Oso" [Bear]. One of his German Shepherd dogs is buried aside of him. (The César Chávez Foundation offers two plush toy dogs -- "Huelga" and "Boicott" to delight young children.)
César Chávez was also a vegetarian. Showing a great respect for animals and their right to a decent life, he said, "Kindness and compassion toward all living things is a mark of a civilized society. … Racism, economic deprival, dog fighting and cock fighting, bullfighting, and rodeos are cut from the same fabric: violence."
