PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Cindy Stutts, Founder of Bunnies and Beyond
5:09:28
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96 sec
Cindy Stutts, founder of Bunnies and Beyond, addresses the critical shortage of veterinary services for small animals like rabbits and guinea pigs in New York City. She emphasizes the urgent need for low-cost spay/neuter clinics, especially as the last remaining clinic offering these services is being bought by private equity and may discontinue support for rescues and ACC.
- Stutts highlights the lack of veterinarians trained to treat small animals, exacerbating the problem of pet overpopulation.
- She proposes opening a new clinic specifically for small animals but requires funding to make it a reality.
- The testimony underscores the rapid breeding cycle of rabbits and guinea pigs, emphasizing the critical need for accessible spay/neuter services.
Cindy Stutts
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Hello.
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Thank you very much, chair Schulman, and the rest of the committee.
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My name is Cindy Stutz, and I am the founder of bunnies and beyond.
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We've been a partner with ACC for years.
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I spoke back with the guinea pig band.
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I've been doing this for almost 30 years.
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And at one point, we had an It addresses what everyone's been saying.
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There's a lack of veterinarians and even more so for our organization because not all vets were trained they're barely trained to do cats and dogs, and we can even and rabbits and guinea pigs forget about it.
5:10:10
The last clinic in New York City that can do low cost bay annutors, and they offer it through ACC and all of us rescues.
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Is about to was bought by private equity and is about to cut off the rescue and ACC.
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So what do we do with all these lack of veterinary clinics to get these animals spayed and neutered.
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And a rabbit can and a guinea pig, both can have babies like every 30 days.
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So I'm ready to I've talked to some of my vets.
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We're ready to open a clinic here.
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And but I need funding.
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I have the people resources, and I have the that resources.
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But I need the money to open something.
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And I think after why I can sell fund myself, but we need to open something like this for the small animals.