Pet grooming is VERY important to pet health AND human health. Not everyone can maintain a long haired dog or cat at home weather they physically cant themselves as owners or the pets dont let them as the owner hasnt had countless hours of training and proper equipment to work on a biting and jumpy animal. Too many times then hair will get matted and cause major skin issues to the pet. Also if hair gets too long in sanitary areas like eyes, ears, butt, vulva and around a penis it can get matted and stuck full of feces and cause eye and ear infections. Also if a pet owner has things like allergies a well groomed pet can help maintain those allergies for the human that build up on the pets fur. Also.. . This is the season for fleas and ticks and again a well maintained and groomed pet can help keep the fleas and ticks under control. ITS NOT JUST HAIR! IT IS FOR THE HEALTH OF BOTH ANIMAL AND THEIR OWNERS THAT A WELL MAINTAINED AND GROOMED PET HELP.

The survival of the independent beauty professionals is at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship.

Why is this important? Independent Beauty Professionals rely on the income from clients. We cannot perform a haircut online. While the “beauty industry is deemed “non essential”, the ability to practice our craft is very ESSENTIAL to our livelihood. We are facing a grave financial hardship.

We need to pay our bills and staff and feel we can do it safely

The survival of the independent beauty professionals is at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship.

We are self employed professionals, who are in need to financially support ourselves and our families. We are essential and in the field of caring for our clients!

All of these people need to work to pay their bills, this is causing them grave financial hardships. They have Clients that go weekly because they are unable to do things for themselves! Essential workers still need to have these services available to them when needed! Hair cuts important! I personal know people that go to nail salons to help their in grown toenails to not get bad. I’m sure the health care workers need a massage after a long day work and would love to be pampered to relax and feel better after giving their time and hard work helping others.

We've been in business over 30 years. we need to get back to work, or we can not survive, & will be forced to shut down !!

The survival of the Independent Beauty Professionals is at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship. Our industry needs to be recognized and deemed as an essential business so we can better serve our community.

Because most of us are independent contractors with families. We find we are pushed to the back of the line when we apply for benefits. People in New Mexico live paycheck to paycheck style of living with very little in reserve.

To save the beauty industry, and small businesses around wny. To start some kind of normalcy, after this tragedy. Help promote positive mental health, its amazing what a haircut or color can do for someone mentally. There is still alot of essential workers who need hair services.

its important to everyone's Psychological well being.My sister has small hair salon in NJ.