ITHACA, NY Leslie Appel knew before she even started kindergarten that she wanted to be an animal doctor. Growing up in Scarsdale, New York, other kids considered where they would apply to college. Even if her parents didnât quite âget itâ about vet school, they were really supportive of Leslieâs dream. Leslie applied to Cornell. Once on her chosen path, she was focused on learning everything she could so she could attend the best vet school to become the best veterinarian she could be.
âAs soon as I arrived in Ithaca, I fell in love with this area, this community,â she said. âI loved my time at Cornell and knew that I wanted to stay in Ithaca for my life and work.â After undergraduate graduation, Leslie fulfilled her lifetime dream, graduating from Cornellâs renowned College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994.
Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler died Saturday, at the age 82, surrounded by family and his wife, Gail Fowler, according to a release from the sheriff’s department over the weekend.
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Each year Nuzzles & Co., the Summit County-based no-kill animal rescue nonprofit, spends $1.5 million on its rescue, medical and adoptions programs. So Executive Director Lindsay Ortega was grateful to hear from Magnolia Pictures, which proposed an online film-screening fundraiser featuring Elizabeth Lo’s documentary “Stray.”
The film will be available at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 5. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by visiting Nuzzlesandco.com. Proceeds will be divided in half, with 50% going to Nuzzles & Co.’s life-saving efforts, according to Ortega.
Last year Nuzzles & Co. rescued 1,759 at-risk and stray cats and dogs, and through its rehabilitation programs 1,700 of those animals were placed in caring homes or other rescue organizations, while 59 remained in Nuzzles’ care, she said.