AGENCY TESTIMONY
Access to affordable veterinary care and workforce shortage
0:20:26
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Alexandra Silver discusses the challenges of access to affordable veterinary care and the veterinary workforce shortage in New York City.
- Recognition of the nationwide challenge of high costs of care and veterinary workforce shortage
- Allocation of over $1 million for a veterinary clinic at the new Queens ACC to serve pet owners at risk of relinquishing their animals
- Engagement with existing nonprofit clinics, veterinary practitioners, and educational programs
- Continued efforts to address access to care issues
Alexandra Silver
0:20:26
Access to affordable veterinary care in general, not just Feiner, is also very much on our radar radar.
0:20:33
This is a challenge for animal guardians, rescuers, and shelters across the country as we face not just high cost of care, but a veterinary workforce shortage as well.
0:20:45
City funding for the new Queen's ACC includes more than $1,000,000 for a veterinary clinic that will serve pet owners who, but for assistance with veterinary care, would have to relinquish their animal to ACC.
0:20:58
Such a clinic is another significant step.
0:21:02
We have connected with those who run existing nonprofit clinics for companion animals Veterinary practitioners, Laguardia Community Colleges Veterinary Technician Program, and others invested in access to care.
0:21:14
And we will continue to engage on this.