Ban Horse Drawn Carriages in NYC
Ban Horse Drawn Carriages in NYC
The Issue
Although this is not the first incident relating to horse drawn carriages, it is a real eye opener. This horses first day pulling a carriage and he collides with a car. It is extremely unfair, especially in a city setting. Horses were not made to walk all over busy streets.
In the summer, many of these horses have even fainted due to heat exhaustion. They aren't provided enough water for the day, and it is nothing less of abuse to these animals. The concrete and cement is too hot for their feet. It is so sad to see all this going on! Rent a taxi or uber if you want to go look around a new place.
Or, get on your own bike and ride through the park. These horses want no part of it. It is cruel that this is still going on. We need to put an end to horse drawn carriages!
Story below:
“A carriage horse suffered a bloody injury Thursday when it crashed into the back of a BMW sedan in Midtown, according to police.
The horse fell to the ground and struggled to get up after the gory accident near the intersection of West 55th Street and Eighth Avenue at about 5:15 p.m., according to cops and witnesses.
The NYPD said the animal suffered a gash to its leg and was treated by a veterinarian.
Photos of the aftermath of the crash show large splotches of blood on the sidewalk. The carriage was heavily damaged and its shafts were also coated in blood.
Edita Birnkrant, the Executive Director of animal rights group NYCLASS, said she was told by police that Thursday was the horse’s first day pulling a carriage on city streets.
No other injuries were reported, according to police.
Thursday’s crash prompted a new call from NYCLASS to ban carriage horses in the Big Apple.
“NYCLASS is sounding the alarm for NYC Council to immediately fast-track legislation to get carriage horses off city streets permanently, as almost every other big city around the world has done,” Birnkrant said in a statement.“
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The Issue
Although this is not the first incident relating to horse drawn carriages, it is a real eye opener. This horses first day pulling a carriage and he collides with a car. It is extremely unfair, especially in a city setting. Horses were not made to walk all over busy streets.
In the summer, many of these horses have even fainted due to heat exhaustion. They aren't provided enough water for the day, and it is nothing less of abuse to these animals. The concrete and cement is too hot for their feet. It is so sad to see all this going on! Rent a taxi or uber if you want to go look around a new place.
Or, get on your own bike and ride through the park. These horses want no part of it. It is cruel that this is still going on. We need to put an end to horse drawn carriages!
Story below:
“A carriage horse suffered a bloody injury Thursday when it crashed into the back of a BMW sedan in Midtown, according to police.
The horse fell to the ground and struggled to get up after the gory accident near the intersection of West 55th Street and Eighth Avenue at about 5:15 p.m., according to cops and witnesses.
The NYPD said the animal suffered a gash to its leg and was treated by a veterinarian.
Photos of the aftermath of the crash show large splotches of blood on the sidewalk. The carriage was heavily damaged and its shafts were also coated in blood.
Edita Birnkrant, the Executive Director of animal rights group NYCLASS, said she was told by police that Thursday was the horse’s first day pulling a carriage on city streets.
No other injuries were reported, according to police.
Thursday’s crash prompted a new call from NYCLASS to ban carriage horses in the Big Apple.
“NYCLASS is sounding the alarm for NYC Council to immediately fast-track legislation to get carriage horses off city streets permanently, as almost every other big city around the world has done,” Birnkrant said in a statement.“
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Petition created on September 25, 2021