Jackalopes spread smiles on Slapjack tour across Odessa
The Jackalopes visited the Odessa Day Nursery School and Medical Center Hospital on a charity tour led by Slapjack the mascot. About 85 preschoolers received candy canes and high fives while pediatric patients got puppets and game tickets to upcoming games.
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Odessa
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Santa
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Lexington
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Garza
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Nation’s first near total face transplant performed
The Cleveland Clinic said a disfigured woman underwent the nation’s first near total face transplant. Reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow and a team replaced about 80 percent of the patient’s face with tissue from a female cadaver in a bold operation performed a few weeks earlier.
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Cleveland Clinic
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Online Poll On Abuse Reports For Animals
Online poll asks if readers witnessed abuse or neglect of animals. Respondents may answer yes and report to authorities or yes with no action, or no. Public voting link provided.
Rental managers discuss pet abandonment and care rules
Trower and NeSmith describe ongoing pet concerns at rental properties. They oversee 40 to 50 homes and note improper care and training as the main reason apartments restrict or charge high pet deposits. Even with deposits and stipulations, some tenants exceed limits or abandon animals upon moving out.
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Lucky
Trower
NeSmith
What the Law Says Texas Cruelty to Animals
The Texas statute defines cruelty as failing to act or provide care for an animal. Cruelty occurs when necessary food, care, or shelter is withheld or when an animal is abandoned without justification. Necessary food must sustain the animal in good health, and quantity plus quality must be sufficient.
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Texas
Adoption Push Urges Responsible Pet Ownership At Odessa Shelter
The Odessa Humane Society faces crowded kennels as holidays near and warns that animals left without food water or care violate Texas law. NeSmith stresses choosing the right pet and avoiding gifts that end up back at the shelter while highlighting Lucky awaiting adoption and the shelter’s routine care like vaccines and spaying or neutering.
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Humane Society
Salvation Army seeks $75,000 goal for Empty Stocking Fund
Odessans are urged to raise $12,000 to reach the $75,000 target with a matching $25,000 pledge from a donor and a final $25,000 boost once hit. Additional gifts include a $10,000 donor and $1,046.99 from Dance Connection proceeds. If short, reserves may be drawn to cover Christmas baskets and toys. Goheen emphasized need for year round programs.
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Carl Hughes
Salvation Army
Kathy Goheen
Goheen
Dance Connection
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City relies on charity to guard against holiday hardship
The argument highlights the Empty Stocking Fund and The Salvation Army as vital resources to prevent homelessness and ensure Christmas dinners. It urges action on government involvement when local resources fall short and directs readers to vote online at www.oapa.com.
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Salvation Army
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