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Blog articles with illustrations
Title that says Bowman Report: The Great Spay-Neuter Debate. Surrounded by illustrations of dogs with funny contorted limbs.
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Illustration of a veterinarian holding a pair of scissors attempting to disarm a bomb in an obliviously happy dog.
Pain, cancer, obesity: Disturbing links uncovered in a decade’s worth of research
Illustration of dogs in jumpsuits dressed like characters from Netflix's Squid Games
The dog shortage: How spay-neuter has led to empty shelters
Illustration of furry cats playing with giant balls of dangling strings.
Fighting overpopulation and euthanasia: A history of spay-neuter practices in the U.S.
3D rendered image in neon colors of polygon styled dogs with a glowing DNA strand behind them.
The Great American Mutt in the 21st century: A new paradigm
Comic book style illustration of a superhero like veterinarian chasing a dog with a pair of sheers.
The euthanasia factor: How early sterilization saves lives

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Illustration

Bowman Report is a quarterly annual web blog targeted towards Veterinary Physicians, and it was created to make KVP International a thought leader in the industry. This is my second time illustrating for this publication, and luckily I had a lot more time to be nit-pick the fine details on these. Along with my Creative Director Jeff Fisher’s feedback, I designed these illustrations to make the drawl theme of Spay-and-Neutering a bit lighter and easier to discuss. All of these illustrations took about a month to draw, mainly on Procreate and Photoshop. You can find the articles that match these illustrations at Bowman Report.

When brainstorming ideas, we took the general concept of each article and really wanted to flesh out each one’s main message in a fun illustrative form. Since some of these articles were specifically talking about the harmful results of spay-and-neuter practices, we decided to make ironic representations of each. A vet-tech trying to disarm an explosive device in a dog for example is a fun and silly way to express the immense stress that real life veterinarians feel everyday when trying to properly care for your furry friends without causing further harm. Being a vet can be a stressful job, and with these illustrations, we were able to help discuss serious topics in a more light hearted format.