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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Latonya Sassee Walker, Animal Advocate
5:24:29
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117 sec
Latonya Sassee Walker, an animal advocate, expresses gratitude for the proposed grant funding for spay/neuter services and pet food banks. She emphasizes the positive impact these initiatives will have on animal welfare efforts in New York City.
- Walker highlights the increasing demand for animal care services and the strain on resources for rescuers and feeders.
- She suggests expanding education programs in schools to teach children about animal compassion.
- Walker recommends utilizing mobile spay/neuter services in NYCHA facilities to reach more communities.
Latonya Sassee Walker
5:24:29
you hear me?
5:24:29
Yeah, hi, hello, hello, hello.
5:24:31
So first I want to say thank you so much, thank you so much for having us here, thank you so much for this grant being on the table with the money for the spay neuter and for the food and I knew last time we was here that something good was gonna come out of it because this is the beginning of change.
5:24:48
Since then, I've been doing so many pet owners, animals that's ridiculous.
5:24:53
The dogs and the cats, the intake has really taken a toll on me because I'm more focused on the outside.
5:24:59
So, this is gonna help for them, know, they'll have access now to getting their animals done without going through me the rescuer.
5:25:06
Food, forget about it.
5:25:07
It's like I have to split all my food with all the feeders and more and more feeders have been reaching out, you know, to me for help.
5:25:14
So, the food has I really am happy that we're gonna do this food bank.
5:25:18
Anytime I get a call with someone who has donations for food, I'm quick to go get it because I have a lot of people who will use it.
5:25:24
So, I'm here more or less to say that I am very happy that something came out of the meeting and it wasn't worthless.
5:25:31
It was I'm so so happy, right?
5:25:34
So, once one thing happened in my mind, it keeps going, things get, you know, now we need to start teaching the kids in school because they're not learning at home how to teach to treat animals, you know, so we need to teach them compassion.
5:25:46
So, I would like for all these little things, volunteers, just get people all on board like get the community all involved.
5:25:53
Know, NYCHA, I want us to, you know, dedicate more time with this spaynoodle that we're doing hopefully to get us some trucks out there, you know, to do spaynoodle on the facilities, the grounds.
5:26:02
I see a whole bunch of stuff gonna be doing we're gonna use this money for, so I'm like all for it and I'm like yes, give it to me, drop it in my lap, I'll go run off and do whatever you need to be done.
5:26:12
So, I'm here to say thank you.
5:26:14
I left work just to come to say thank you.
5:26:16
I knew you were listening and I'm very very happy and of course I don't have any notes, I never have time to write it.
Lynn Schulman
5:26:21
Your name is?
Latonya Sassee Walker
5:26:21
Latanya Sassy Walker.
Lyle Braxton
5:26:23
Okay.
Latonya Sassee Walker
5:26:24
Yes, thank you all.