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.
Krista Diamond
YOU KNOW those articles that are like, “10 Crazy Things You Didn’t Know About Las Vegas”? I’ve always found that they typically contain facts I did know. I already know that Las Vegas is home to the world’s tallest observation wheel. I know that the Strip is actually in the unincorporated town of Paradise. I know that there are real flamingos behind the Flamingo.
Here’s something I didn’t always know: There are a lot of feral cats here.
Like, a lot. More than 200,000 a number roughly equivalent to a tenth of the population of the city. You see them slinking outside of gilded lobbies, prowling behind gas stations. Or maybe you’re looking up up at the signs promising money, shrimp cocktails, and sunset helicopter tours and you don’t see them at all.
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