Humane Society’s Outreach & Education How Paws Humane is Helping Confront the Pet Care Crisis Over the last few years one thing has become apparent; not only are the pets within our community suffering, but our community is suffering as well. Whether from lingering effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, the new heights of inflation, or minimal access to affordable housing or housing which allows
for Life program. Each program provides a specific service, which helps animals and people in critical need. The Community Cat Program is the humane, effective way to reduce the number of outdoor cats living on our streets. Community cats are the unowned, stray or feral cats who live outdoors in our neighborhoods. The program offers humane traps to residents of Muscogee County for the purpose of TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return). Residents can request
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The Life & Times Of Alma Thomas, C o l u m b u s , G e o r g i a ’s G i f t To T h e Wo r l d pets, the Chattahoochee Valley is seeing a significant increase in the number of dogs and cats needing to be surrendered and removed from their households. In a desperate response to the increasing numbers of pets in community shelters, Paws Humane has collaborated with Animal Care and Control to create an owner support program to keep pets and their families together. The Neighborhood Pet Support program is getting to the root cause of why families need to rehome their pets so we can start making changes within our community. Some of these changes include access to pet-friendly affordable housing, access to affordable veterinary care, and Home to Home pet adoption that prevents pets from coming into our shelter system completely. The Neighborhood Pet Support program recognizes that pet homelessness is a symptom of a larger problem
our community is facing, and with your support, we hope to identify those problems and begin healing our community, one family at a time. Paws has focused on outreach and education in the community for many years. In addition to the newly created Neighborhood Pet Support program, Paws also provides a Community Cat Program and a Pets LocaL
a trap, then bring in community cats for their spay/ neuter surgery, vaccinations, and return of the cats to their communities. Over time, their numbers are reduced. The Community Cat Program is provided to Muscogee County residents at no charge. Pets for Life offers outreach services such as free or low-cost spay/neuter surgeries, educational events that include pet care and training, and humane education. By comprehensively addressing the lack of accessible, affordable pet care in under-served communities, Pets for Life keeps pets in the homes they already have, improving their quality of life and elevating the human-animal bond. At Paws Humane, we understand the importance and value of that bond. All of our community
outreach efforts reflect our goal of promoting animal welfare, preventing the overpopulation of pets and improving the lives of not only animals, but the community as a whole. If you are interested in learning more, visit www.pawshumane.org.
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by Frank Etheridge lma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful toured major museums all across America for the past year before coming here, the artist’s hometown, for its grand finale. A stunning display of the iconic abstract painter’s boundless appeal and timeless relevance, this exhibition of Thomas’ work — bolstered by a sideshow exploring the cultural context of her family’s deep roots in the community — will be on view at the Columbus Museum through Sept. 25.
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Included here is an excerpt from my interview with Jonathan Frederick Walz, Ph.D., Director of Curatorial Affairs & Curator of American Art at the Columbus Museum. Walz curated this sweeping retrospective AUG UST -SEPT EMBER 2022
