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Cougar Cry ^ ••• • • • • ••• • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• ••• •• ••• • •• •• • • • • • • • •• ••• • •• • • •• • • • • • • • • • ••• • • •••• • • ••• •• • ••• •••• •••••• • • • • • • ••••• • • •• • • • • • • •••• ••• ••• Neuter and Spay Your Pets by: Vicki Scott Have your pets neutered or spayed. There are too many dogs and cats roaming around Wilkes County that seem to be lost or not owned. If you don’t want to spay or neu ter or can’t, then at least keep your pet in a fenced in area or your house or garage. I’ve witnessed on more than one occasion a mother dog with teats engorged roaming around the streets or highways with a pup in tow. One time I saw one of those pups dead on the road the next day. This is not a way to control the dog population. When you own a dog or a cat, you should be responsible for its wellbeing. Now I realize the people who read this probably are re sponsible already, but if you just know of one other per son you could tell the things in this article to, it would save senseless deaths of wandering puppies and kitties. I know there’s no leash laws, so that’s even more rea son to have your pet neutered or spayed. They’re not going to hate you for it. They’ll be happy that their off spring won’t be found dead on some road. Maybe some of these wayward pups and kitties have been picked up and given loving homes with owners who will be responsible. That’s my hope anyway. As for me. I’ve got two dogs, a rabbit, two gerbils, and a fish. (We have an 11-year-old daughter who would single handedly control the stray problem if she could) The dogs and rabbit are all spayed. Spaying early tiefore the first heat is better than waiting for one litter. Ovarian and uterine cancer and breast cancer are vastly reduced in spayed animals. Of course, neutered animals have the positive result of greatly reducing prostate cancer. Over all, spayed and neutered animals are healthier and hap pier. There is less chance of biting and fighting. The males will stray less. Male cats will almost stop spraying their territory after being neutered. For more information on spaying and neutering, you can check out some web pages. Here are two I found: www. animalkind.org and www.a-r-f.org. They are very helpful with any questions you might have. Let me mention just one more plus about spaying and neutering. It’s easier on the taxpayers wallets to have spaying and neutering programs set up than it is for all the euthanasia to take place at nearby pounds. Latino Immersion by Matthew Lowder On March 16*'’the sociology class, under Belinda Smithey, invited Tony Marin, the former director of La tino Central (a SmartStart Program in Wilkes County aimed at helping immigrants and increasing the public’s awareness), to speak with WCC students in order to delve into the m>^hs and facts surrounding Latino immi grants in the United Stated. Having initially come from Venezuela in 1977 to study in the United States in a pro gram sponsored by his government, Tony returned to his native country only to leave it again eight years later. Since then, he has been heavily involved in social work pertaining to the everyday problems encountered by La tino immigrants. Now, Tony works at Wake Forest Medical Center with interns to educate them about La tino’s and conduct social research. The lecture began like many I’ve seen in regards to Lati nos. Students slowly filed through the door and occu pied chairs while the speaker sipped placidly on a bottle of Aqua water. There were a few introductions, and then the lecture began, a speedy jumble of Spanish words shooting out from his mouth while his arms waved ener getically above his bald and shiny head. A few moments of uncomfortable silence as students asked themselves, “Am 1 going to be told that I’m racist because I’m white and don’t speak Spanish?” No such thing happened, and Tony broke the growing silence with a joke that knifed through the crowd and dismembered all such fears, “If you don’t understand my English, try!” We began with a true/false quiz titled Facts and Myths. It contained myths such as “When children or other fam ily members interpret for relatives in health care settings, the traditional Latino family structure is strengthened,” “Latinos come to the United Stated solely because of economic reasons,” and “All Mexicans living in the United States are legally considered to be either Spanish citizens or US residents.” All of these statements are false. The main focus on the lecture was to give stu dents a better understanding of the cultural values in the Latino society and the false information that circulates in our circles to deride Latino immigrants. One cultural ex ample would be when Tony placed both feet firmly on the ground and pointed his thumb back towards his chest and said, “In my house, who do you think the boss is?” His “manly” determination faltered, his shoulders sagged, and both arms began waving wildly about in the air. “I get an allowance in my own house! I never see my paycheck. She takes it and then gives me a few dol lars and says, ‘Okay, this is yours, have fun.’ We men look like we’re in charge, but women run the family. And you never cross your woman. Remember Loraine Bob- bit? Know where she’s from? Venezuela!” The lecture took a more serious turn when Tony began Cont... on the next page
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