July 26, 1982
To the Editor:
It was with a sense of horror and outrage that I read about
three carriage horses dying of the heat. To my mind, there are few New York City
sights more depressing than those sad, old, sick horses lined up along Central
Park South in freezing rain or blazing heat.
There is absolutely nothing picturesque or quaint about a horse
and buggy
standing amid a cacophony of traffic noise, exposed to exhaust fumes and
weather extremes. It is a pathetic, if not downright barbaric, scene.
Humane considerations aside, these poor nags are as much of an
eyesore on
the cityscape as bag ladies or beggars. The horse-and-buggy lineup does
little to enhance the city's charm - indeed, it often offends more people
than it enchants. Surely there are less sadistic ways to get around town.
JANET KRAMER
Woodmere, L.I., July 21, 1982
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