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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Joan Novak, Resident of Hell's Kitchen, on Spay/Neuter Funding
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Joan Novak, a resident of Hell's Kitchen, testifies in support of funding for spay/neuter programs in New York City. She emphasizes the financial burden on middle-class working people due to rising veterinary costs and the need for the city to assist its taxpaying residents.
- Novak highlights the increasing costs of veterinary care, particularly due to private equity takeovers
- She stresses the importance of allocating city funds to help residents with spay/neuter expenses
- Novak expresses gratitude to Council Members Schulman and Brune for their support of the funding bill
Joan Novak
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Oh, there.
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There you go.
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Technology.
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Okay.
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So I'm Joan Novak, and I'm just I'm just a human that lives in New York City.
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And, I live in Hell's Kitchen.
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I, My family and I, we work here.
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We pay taxes to city, state, federal.
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We pay property taxes, and believe me I do my share, plenty of sales taxes, and it would be so wonderful to have this great bill, this great funding for spay neuter so that some of the money that I give to New York City comes back to help me and my neighbors.
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Because we are overburdened with the cost of either spay and neuter for our for our other neighbors or for ourselves, and because of private equity taking over all the veterinary care, it's gotten to be impossible even for middle class working people.
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We need the city to please help the people that fund the city.
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You know?
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It's like it's gotta you gotta help us.
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We need your help.
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So I thank you so much Schulman and Brune.