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per Elizabeth Forel/Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages/NYC

 

BOYCOTT ROME & HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES (BOTTICELLE)

 

Gianni Alemanno, the Mayor of Rome, had the opportunity to do something

right for the much beleaguered and exploited carriage horses of that

great city and to pay attention to the people's wishes. Instead, new

regulations just passed assure that the horses will continue to suffer.

One of the new rules requires that the horses and carriages be equipped

with "reflectors." Are these sun reflectors, which is a joke in the

making - or reflectors to be used at night? After a previous suggestion

of adding a motor to the horse carriage to make it easier for the horse

to pull – anything is possible. In any case, this was an opportunity

lost to help the horses. Life may go on in Rome, but we need to stand

in solidarity with people all over the world who care about these

horses -- and we need to let the Rome officials know that they failed.

 

See this article by the AP: http://www.kansascity.com/451/story

/1066971.html

 

 

Please

send an e-mail to Rome officials telling them that you are boycotting

travel to Rome until they ban the botticelle (horse-drawn carriages.)

 

Subject line: Turisti Boicottano Roma e le Botticelle

 

(you may write your message in any language but be sure to indicate where you live.)

 

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