Letters & Editorials
Metro US
02/21/08
NYC Horses Can't Just be Horses
The
lack of water for the carriage horses cited in Elizabeth Forel's
article is the tip of the iceberg. According to equine veterinarians I
interviewed for a documentary film called "Blinders," many conditions
in New York City cannot be corrected in a way that would make this
industry humane. For starters, these horses have no pasture. They are
either attached to a carriage or stored in a small cell in a midtown
warehouse. How can we deny these horses the ability to graze, interact
with other horses and do anything that comes naturally to them?
Donny Moss
Donny
Moss is the director of a new documentary called Blinders: The Truth
Behind the Tradition. Because it currently is being considered for
inclusion in certain film festivals, it has not been released yet.
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