by John Moore | Apr 24, 2014
From Gothamist: “Last night, a carriage horse collapsed—apparently after being spooked by a bus—and now opponents of carriages horses are holding a protest at the scene today at 1 p.m. According to NYCLASS and PETA, the incident occurred on Central Park South,...
by John Moore | Apr 18, 2014
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made banning the horse-and-carriage rides in Central Park an issue in his election campaign, and said last week that he hopes to get them off the street by the end of the year. “Why continue to subject horses to a risky...
by John Moore | Oct 25, 2011
The ASPCA is conducting an investigation into the death of a carriage horse that collapsed and died Sunday morning on West 54th Street near Eighth Avenue in Midtown. The horse was heading towards Central Park when at around 9:30AM it collapsed.The death has triggered...
by John Moore | Jan 6, 2011
Winter weather got you down? Imagine having to walk around in it all day behind a bus. Glee actor and PETA supporter Lea Michele is once again showing that she’s got a heart to match her voice by calling for an end to the dangerous horse-drawn carriage...
by John Moore | Nov 21, 2010
Reports of yet another carriage horse being injured on a New York City Street. On November 3rd, a New York City bus hit a horse during rush hour. The carriage horse was grazed by the bus on 7th Avenue, at around 54th street, at 5:30 p.m. A witness says the horse...
by John Moore | Feb 3, 2010
The New York State Governor has taken a stand against the local horse and carriage industry that puts our local pols to shame. Gov. David Paterson, taking on the 150-year-old tradition of horse-drawn carriage rides in Manhattan’s Central Park, says the horses...
