In neutering, this guy's the cat's meow.Byline: PROFILE by The Register-Guard Name: William Powell, 74, Bandon Claim to fame: He has "neutralized" more cats and dogs Cats and Dogs A slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc. Notes: In a bull market analysts will often mention that everything is going up, even the cats and dogs. on the south coast than there are salmon making their way up the Siuslaw each fall. By "neutralized," we don't mean Schwarzenegger-style: Powell is a champion of low-cost spay spay v. To surgically remove the ovaries of an animal. spay, spey to remove the ovaries. See also ovariohysterectomy. spay hook see spay hook. and neuter neu·ter adj. 1. Having undeveloped or imperfectly developed sexual organs. 2. Sexually undeveloped. n. A castrated animal. v. To castrate or spay. neuter 1. clinics, established specifically to cut back on the unwanted pet population. He has started six clinics in recent decades, including one in Florence last year and one in Coos Bay after moving here nine years ago. In Florence, Powell has spayed and neutered neu·ter adj. 1. Grammar a. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender. b. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs. 2. a. 800 cats since the clinic opened. He drives 90 miles each way from Bandon, three or four times a month, to host the clinic. In Coos Bay, he has done 10 times that number. A close call: In the 1970s, Powell's veterinary partner was shot by an armed robber at a bar in Redwood City, Calif., when he tried to call police after the robbers entered. The bullet paralyzed par·a·lyze tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es 1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic. 2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. Dan Rose from the waist down, forcing him to practice out of a wheelchair for the next 13 years. Powell has done this before: In the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay , established vets weren't keen on the idea of low-cost spay and neuter clinics cutting into their profits. So when Powell and his partner started the first low-cost spay and neuter clinic in the Bay Area, they ran into strong opposition. At one particular gathering of these pros, the partner who later got shot found himself in an argument with a vet opposed to such clinics. The two started throwing blows, and Powell jumped into the middle of it. "I gave this guy a jab in the Adam's apple, and he couldn't talk for three days. That cooled everything off for a while." Low-cost clinics can still be controversial, however: When Powell first opened up, he said some people spread rumors that he used the same instruments over and over again without cleaning them, and that he spayed and neutered cats and dogs without anesthetic. Back then, 7,000 cats and dogs were euthanized annually. Now, the number is close to zero, he says. After 48 years in practice, it's hard to say how long he can keep this up: But Powell promises to do his best. `My hands are good, my eyes are good. As long as I can keep my (pistol) rounds on a playing card at 12 yards I figure my eyes and my hands are good enough to do surgery.' - Winston Ross If you know someone who would make a great subject for a Register-Guard Profile, send your idea to Jim Murez at jmurez@guardnet.com or P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440. CAPTION(S): Vet William Powell runs low-cost neutering neu·ter adj. 1. Grammar a. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender. b. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs. 2. a. clinics on the coast, "because nobody wants to euthanize euthanize see euthanatize. puppies and kittens.' |
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