Collapsing while pulling carriages during summer heat waves, being forced to stand stationary in the sub-freezing, bitter cold while awaiting the next fare, being tethered to a carriage while being forced to inhale the exhaust fumes of the automobile just inches in front of them - Carriage horses are overworked in the harshest weather and most polluted conditions. 

There is nothing charming about this.

Built for soft ground and pastures, these horses are suffering from early lameness, respiratory disease, heat prostration and spooking (which can lead to accidents and injury).

Click here to read more about the deaths caused by this unnecessary and cruel attraction: http://www.partnershiptobanhorsecarriages.com/fatalities/

Many cities in the United States and around the world have already banned the use of carriage horses. Including, Chicago, Biloxi, Camden, Las Vegas, Reno, Asheville, Salt Lake City, Santa Fe, and 7 different cities in Florida. As more and more cities recognize the endangerment to human lives that horse drawn carriages bring; not to mention to blatant animal cruelty, it is time for Charlotte to be the next in line to enforce a ban. Let's demonstrate our compassion by supporting the ban of horse-drawn carriages in our city.

Cruelty to animals does not belong in the progressive streets of Charlotte.