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Ban Horse Drawn Carriages
Horses Need Summer Break too
, The Comptroller's Audit of the agencies that oversee the carriage industry was publicized by the NY Times in September of 2007. The audit made several recommendations about conditions concerning the carriage horses but none have been implemented. Please call your council member and ask them to look into this. You can reach them at the Council web site. The long suffering carriage horses have been mostly ignored by our City Council. It is bad enough that most of them are following lock step behind Speaker Quinn and will not put their name to a morally justified bill - Intro 658 -- but worse in a sense - is that they turn their head to the daily suffering the horses endure -- the heat; the hot pavement; the lack of easy access to water; standing in their own waste.
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05:08, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead.
If you see an accident involving a carriage horse; see a horse in distress (no matter what it is) - Please report it to the ASPCA's Humane Law Division. You must give the following information:
* the time of day (i.e. 5:15 PM)
* where the incident occurred (i.e. 56th St. and 9th Avenue)
* license plate on the back of the cab (i.e. 1111) numerals only
* 4-digit ID number on the left front hoof of the horse (since this will be hard to see, a description of the horse - i.e. brown - is OK)
* A description of the carriage (not necessary but may help)
* A description of the driver (not necessary but may help)
* Get the person's name you spoke with at the ASPCA and ask for a call back. Follow up in a few days.
* Keep us in the loop. Notify us at coalitionbanhdc@gmail.com
ASPCA - Humane Law Division - 212-876-7700 - x 4450. |
