We don’t hear about rabies too often in the U.S. because, since 1960, almost all cases occur in wildlife, primarily bats and raccoons. Prior to this, however it was not uncommon for our own pets to transmit this dread disease to their humans. We can thank our county, state and national health agencies for reigning in this terrible zoonotic disease. They did it mainly by enacting strict legal requirements to vaccinate our pets. In addition,…
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After more than six years in the field I’ve come to the conclusion that there is nothing more controversial in companion animal welfare than the problem of unowned cats. These guys are everywhere and from what I can tell there are two distinct, and diametrically opposed, human responses to them. One camp goes to great lengths to provide clean water, food, and shelter for an adopted colony. If this individual has enough money and access…
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“Absolutely I love my job,” Chattahoochee River Conservancy Executive Director Henry Jackson says during a 15-minute interview on the front porch of the marina at Rotary Park. “Some days I’d rather be changing oil in an open pit in 90-degree weather but, yes, I love my job.” Having just pulled the CRC’s boat out of the water following a 90-minute excursion—an educational and insightful experience due to his keen observations and scholarly knowledge of the…
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Hippocrates of Kos, the classical Greek physician and “Father of Medicine,” is often credited with the famous refrain, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” but scholars do not know who actually first set down the words in writing. Hippocrates was not a lone figure in the wilderness of early medicine; instead, he was the progenitor of an entire school of medical thinking and practice, an extensive and systematic approach to health…
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Juliana Cowart was working in the service industry when she learned she needed surgery. What she could not predict was how the doctors, when they went in for exploratory surgery, would need to correct a hernia and remove her appendix. Abdominal surgery is complicated and often dangerous. Juliana’s situation, unfortunately, is not uncommon. Her full recovery time was supposed to be six weeks, but there were complications. The complications were not medical. First, to prepare…
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A few months after I began working in animal welfare, my husband, Dave, and I decided to become foster parents to dogs who might not otherwise have a chance at a new life. I worked at an open admissions shelter in 2012, taking in nearly 5,500 animals each year. The individual kennels were cramped and absurdly loud. It was a difficult environment to work in. I can only imagine how stressful itwas for the dogs…
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On an overcast day, as the sun broke through a light rain long enough for me to walk from my car to the Corn Center for the Visual Arts, which houses the Bo Bartlett Center, I waited for Columbus-born artist of international renown, Bo Barltett, in the lobby area. I had visited The Center many times since the opening reception on Jan. 19, and I had always been struck by the contrast in these experiences—the…
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A bright, cool morning finds tents and tables going up all along Broadway, from 9th to 13th Street. The crowd soon follows, overflowing the sidewalks with browsers, couples with children in tow, people with dogs. The crowd ambles among the myriad vendor booths, selecting fresh produce, accent pieces for home and garden, and tasting the wide variety of snacks for sale. Market Days are here again, and Saturday mornings are alive with commerce, community and…
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Get ready to mark your calendars because the third annual Paws Humane Society Barks & Blues Festival is happening on Saturday, May 19. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the event, we are moving the concert venue to Woodruff Park this year so music lovers and their dogs can “get down” to the tunes of some of the most sought out bands in Columbus. The 2018 Barks & Blues Festival will be a slightly…
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Orphic: CSU Senior Art Exhibition Featuring artists John Styron, Jose Rosario, Jessica Kennedy and J. Allen Vanderford, Jr.. Work will be on display in the Ilges Gallery. May 5, 6 p.m., Corn Center for the Visual Arts, 921 Front Avenue, Columbus American Women in History Please join the National Infantry Museum Kids program to explore the role women have played through the history of the United States. $10 per youth student. May 5, 10 a.m….
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