Angel (carriage driver) testifies opposing ban

Hi, so my name is Angel, and I've been doing this for a long time.

I'll be driving.

Bring the mic a little bit closer to you.

Thanks.

Sorry.

Yeah, it's all right.

So my name is Angel.

I've been working with horses almost all my life.

I love what I do, and I just want to make sure the guys that are our horses stay in our hand.

We have family.

Everybody here in this business, we have families to support.

I'm one of them.

I have two kids.

And I really don't want to see my horses go away.

I love what I do.

And I wouldn't do anything wrong to one of my horses ever, ever.

A lot of these people, they say that we have used the horses, that we don't take care of the horses.

And that's not true.

I'm here because I love what I do.

I love my horses.

My family, they know that I love what I do.

And they don't want to see me giving up on what I do.

So everybody talks and says that our horses, they're not in a good health, that we don't take care of.

And like I said before, it's not true.

It's not true.

My kids, they know that I spend so many times, almost all the time, taking care of my horses.

And even Dr.

Cook, he knows that every time I have a question, I call him, I make sure to do the right thing with my horses.

And like I said, everybody here has had a family.

And to end up with this.

business today, I don't think this is the right thing to do, guys, to be honest.

I love my job, and I wouldn't do anything else.

Thank you.

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