Veterinary Technology Department volunteers assist FFA

Update | Friday, November 15, 2024

Pictured, left to right, Veterinary Technology Department volunteers Niki Staten-Miller, Lauren Cain, Max Cannon, Andrea McBride, Abbey Beach, Piper Lewis, Quina Douglas, Brooklyn Warner, Carla Mayers Bletsch, and Marie Jarden.

As a community service project, the Veterinary Technology Department helped with the Ohio FFA Animal Management Competition on Nov. 11. FFA is a national organization where high school students can learn about agriculture and leadership skills.

The high school students prepared for the event by learning about different species, including how to handle and take care of each species. The students then demonstrated their knowledge of these animals in practicums.

Columbus State faculty created the practicums with four categories: birds, dogs and cats, pocket pets and exotics, and reptiles and amphibians. Columbus State faculty and students then volunteered to be practicum judges. The practicums included picking up and restraining frogs (no live animals, only models were used), choosing the correct food for a zebra finch, treating sick cats in a shelter, and choosing the best treat for a hedgehog.

Organizers included Marie Jarden, ACF; Niki Staten-Miller, coordinator; Andy Farley, assistant professor; Amanda Smithberger, adjunct; and Lauren Cain; adjunct. 

 

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