PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Teresa Noto, Cofounder of Bronx Tails Cat Rescue
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109 sec
Teresa Noto, cofounder of Bronx Tails Cat Rescue, testifies about the challenges faced by animal rescuers in the Bronx and the urgent need for low-cost spay/neuter programs in the community. She highlights the cycle of pet abandonment and cruelty due to the inability of residents to afford proper care for their animals.
- Describes specific rescue cases, including injured and abandoned cats
- Emphasizes the financial struggles of Bronx residents in caring for pets
- Calls for low-cost, high-volume spay/neuter services to reduce homeless pets and support the community
Teresa Noto
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Hi.
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Thank you, miss Johlman, and council members for making today possible.
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And thank you to my council member, Oswald Feliz, for being here.
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My name is Theresa Noto, and I I'm a cofounder of Bronx Hills cat Rescue.
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And like many others here, I'm an overwhelmed and exhausted rescuer.
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Here are just a few circumstances that I'm currently working on.
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A rescue cat with an injured leg.
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I was told that he was tossed out of a window.
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A seventy year old woman who cannot care for her 25 plus unaltered cats.
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There's no room at the ACC, and we don't have any good options for her.
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An abandoned adult male cat who was severely emaciated when we found him, and he weighs now about £5, he should weigh 10.
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And I could continue.
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I live and work in the Bronx as a speech pathologist.
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My heart is for Bronx residents, Bronx children, and Bronx animals.
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My neighbors cannot afford space hooters services, so their pets reproduce over and over.
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They give away kittens and puppies because it's too costly to care for them.
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Those pets reproduce, and many are discarded like trash, and the cycle of abandonment, and cruelty continues.
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I volunteer my time and resources.
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It's not enough.
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So low cost bay nooder programs for our community will result in fewer homeless pets, healthier shelter animals, direct support for our residents, and improve relations with our community leaders.
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So please help our communities provide low cost, high volume, Spay Nuder in the Bronx, and New York City.
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The greatest city in the world should have the greatest part for its people and animals.
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Thank you.
