Rain or shine, regardless of the pandemic, University of Georgia organization Rescue Paws has an obligation to the animals to uphold.Â
Rescue Paws UGA provides for homeless animals in and around Athens. Through rescuing animals from euthanasia, holding fundraisers and coordinating fosters and adoptions, Rescue Paws aims to educate students on how they can support homeless animals.
The pandemic has challenged Rescue Paws by limiting volunteer capacity at shelters, in-person events and foster care; however, throughout fall 2020, Rescue Paws was still able to host online adoptions and fundraisers as well as one in-person cat adoption.
Despite limitations of the pandemic, Rescue Paws was still able to hold its annual event, Love-A-Bully, in October. The purpose of this event is to benefit pit bulls in animal shelters.
The end of 2020 couldnât get here fast enough for many. Itâs been the year of the toilet paper shortage, face masks, quarantines, job losses and political strife. It will be remembered as the Presidential election year when a pandemic altered life for people across the globe.
Coronavirus affected life in Madison County, too. And there were numerous COVID-19 stories on the front page of The Madison County Journal in 2020, but there was plenty of local news not related to the virus this year.
Here is a look back at front-page news in The Journal in 2020:
JANUARY
â¢Madison County commissioners voted 5-0 to include a referendum on the 2020 General Election ballot to allow voters to decide on whether to give senior citizens a break on their property tax bills.
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