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Ban Horse Drawn Carriages in New York City
  1. Signatures
    766 out of 1,000
    Petitioning
    1. City Council Consumer Affairs Committee Chair (Leroy Comrie)
  2. Created By
    Stephanie Feldstein
    Ypsilanti, MI
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Horse drawn carriages are cruel for the animals and dangerous for people. In New York City, there are accidents every year involving horse drawn carriages, as they try to contend with city traffic. Horses are forced to work long hours, seven days a week, year-round. Many are provided with inadequate care and suffer from respiratory problems after breaking in all of the exhaust on the streets. They're worn out quickly, and when they're retired from their short careers, many end up on the auction block, where the buyers are from foreign slaughterhouses.

A bill to ban horse drawn carriages in New York City will be re-introduced this year. Whether you're a resident or potential visitor, send an email to the City Council Consumer Affairs Committee, asking them to support the ban.

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Please Ban Horse Drawn Carriages

Greetings,

Carriage horses don't belong on the congested streets of New York City. Accidents involving the carriages are dangerous for both humans and animals.

The industry is cruel to the horses. They're forced to work long hours, seven days a week, year-round. Inhaling exhaust on the streets commonly causes respiratory impairment. Walking on pavement and inadequate care causes lameness. The average working life of a carriage horse is under four years, compared to a police horse who works for 14 years. At the end of their short careers, horses are typically auctioned off, often to foreign slaughterhouses.

The official tourism web site doesn't mention carriage horses as a significant tourist attraction. On the other hand, the stables prevent neighbors from opening their windows and children in nearby public schools have reported health problems.

Please get horse drawn carriages off the streets of New York for the sake of your citizens, animals, and visitors.

[Your name]

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