Ban The Carriage Horse Industry in New York City

September 20, 2007

If you haven't yet heard about the recent carriage accident in NYC, then please check out the following aritcle Friday, Sept. 14, 2007:http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/hdc-20070915.htmlTo find more about what You can do to help stop the horse carriage industry, check out the link below for more details about taking an active part in stopping this industry. http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/act-c-shdc.htmlplease crosspostAdded by Paws4LifeYou don't have to be a New Yorker to sign and express your outrage about this cruel trade. In fact, New Yorkers do not take carriage horse rides-- only the

tourists do! I think it would weigh more if you comment on the petition, threatening to "boycott" the city until we stop this abuse.>Please sign this petition.Ban The Carriage Horse Industry in New York CityFrom the New York Times (with some addition and sad pic of Smoothie on the ground)http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/15/nyregion/15horse.html?ref=nyregionThere had been many other accidents over the years, but this one represented the deciding factor in turning public opinion against this industry. On January 2, 2006, a horse pulling a hansom cab in Manhattan got spooked and bolted down 9th Avenue,

galloping for several blocks before smashing into a station wagon at 50th Street. The horse, whose name was Spotty, was badly injured, wrapped around the car, with his rear legs on top of it and his head on the ground. He was later euthanized. He was just five years old and had been working in the city for only a few months. The driver was critically injured and was taken to the hospital along with two passengers of the station wagon. Horse drawn carriages constitute a danger to people in vehicles, on bicycles and on foot. They impede the flow of traffic, particularly with respect to emergency vehicles. The horses are forced to work in dangerous, unhealthy and unnatural conditions. Other cities such as London, Paris and Toronto have all banned horse drawn carriages.It is time for New York City to move into the 21st century and take seriously its moral and ethical responsibility to these sentient beings while ensuring the safety of its citizens.

Surely as a civilized society and America's premier city, we must do no less. http://www.all-creatures.org/bhdc/ "Think occasionally of the suffering of which youspare yourself the sight" Albert Schweitzer

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