Letters & Editorials
AM-NY
9/13/07
Horses need better care
I
commend amNY's coverage of the shocking report issued by the New York
City Comptroller revealing the mistreatment and miserable conditions
endured by the city's carriage horses. I went to the hack line on
Saturday, five days after the audit was first reported by the media.
What did I see? Several horses standing in urine, horses wilting in the
hot sun, and no drinking water in sight, despite temperatures in the
upper 80s. Are city officials going to take action or is the report
destined to sit on a shelf collecting dust? Who audits the auditors?
Lest our fearless leaders believe that the press and public will lose
interest in this issue, they should take note of a poll conducted by
AM-NY. Asked whether horse-drawn carriages should be banned, as of
Tuesday night, a whopping 753 voted YES (93.1 percent) and 56 voted NO
(6.9 percent). Note to City Council ... the public has spoken. Note to
Mayor Bloomberg ... do something before your equestrian daughter finds
out. --
Jill Weitz, Bronx
Coalition To Ban
Horse-Drawn Carriages
A Committee of the Coalition For New York City Animals, Inc.
Contact:
The Coalition for
NYC Animals, Inc.
P.O. Box 20247
Park West Station
New York, NY 10025
e-mail
Coalition@banhdc.org
To honor
Bobby II Freedom
previously known as Billy
ID# 2873
rescued by the Coalition to
Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages and
Equine Advocates on June 25, 2010
from the New Holland auctions.
In memory of
Lilly Rose O'Reilly
previously known
as Dada ID# 2711
R.I.P.August, 2007