Ellenville vet Arnold Rugg reflects on his Borscht Belt childhood, Italy in the ’60s, and the emotional toll of modern veterinary medicine.
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Ellenville vet Arnold Rugg reflects on his Borscht Belt childhood, Italy in the ’60s, and the emotional toll of modern veterinary medicine.