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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Andi Friedman <andiattheark@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2023 2:10 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Please Include Funds in 2023-2024 Budget for TNR, Spay and Neuter Programs to <br />Help Extreme Animal Overpopulation, Assist Minority/Marginalized Communities that <br />Can't Afford TNR, and Save Taxpayers' Money <br />Dear Council Members and Mayor: <br />Thank you for allowing public comment on your 2023-2024 budget. <br />It is extremely important to include adequate funding for mobile TNR Spay and Neuter clinics in the City of Santa Ana's <br />budget for 2023-2024. We urge you to do so. Statistics reflect that Santa Ana is one of Orange County's cities with the <br />highest overpopulation of cats and kittens, with most of those animals ending up at the Orange County Shelter (OC <br />Animal Care) or injured or dead on the street. <br />By acting proactively and budgeting for mobile TNR Neuter Spay clinics, you will help reduce animal overpopulation and <br />suffering, and concurrently save tax dollars by utilizing the OC Shelter less. Having these programs also helps the <br />residents, especially those in minority or marginalized communities, that can not afford to get their animal neutered or <br />spayed. <br />Neither the OC Shelter, nor the small non-profit OC animal rescues (that partner with the OC Shelter) can possibly keep <br />up with the sheer high number of animals needing care and adoption. The current overpopulation of cats and kittens is <br />untenable from both a humane and financial standpoint. <br />Please help animals, people and taxpayers by doing the right thing and including this in your budget. <br />Respectfully, <br />Andrea Friedman <br />Sent from my iPhone <br />