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October
27 (W)—Health
Iowa Fair-----8am-3:30pm at the Fieldhouse on
the campus of The University of Iowa: On October 27, 1999,
JCHS participated in the Health Iowa Fair. The goal of the
UI’s Health Iowa program is to showcase and promote
healthy lifestyles.
This
was JCHS’s third year of participation and the first
time we’ve had the luxury of two humans staffing the
display (we’ve always had two cats helping out). Our
booth continues to be a popular site because of the cats.
This year, Lucifer
and Forrest (who patiently occupied laps or the table top)
elicited many opportunities for Jill Johnston and Janet
Ashman to talk about companion animals. Especially about
how having pets adds a special positive dimension (including
lowering blood pressure) to our lives. They also responded
to questions about responsible guardianship and the JCHS
pet-assisted therapy program.
By the end of
the day, both humans were hoarse and both cats were curled
up together, napping on the table.
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