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Sunday, January 27, 2008

The Truth Behind the Tradition

Watch the trailer for "Blinders," the soon-to-be-released documentary that takes you behind the scenes of the horse-drawn carriage industry.

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Number of animals killed in the world by the meat, dairy and egg industries, since you opened this webpage. This does not include the billions of fish and other aquatic animals killed annually.

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Bloomberg-opoly: Now You Can Play!

From: TheAngryNewYorker.com

Christine Quinn exposed!

New from filmmaker Donny Moss

Take action

Courtesy: HFAR, May 2009

More panicked horses...

more serious accidents (Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Quebec City)

Mother's Day 2009

Courtesy: HFAR

"Blinders" director Donny Moss

View his testimony at the hearing

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

"Blinders" won a Genesis Award!

Did you know...

Horses with turnout don't get gastric ulcers.
Source: Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

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Canadian Horse Defence Coalition

Thanks for the mention...

in the CityRoom blog (3.9.09)

Tony Avella for mayor: Take action!

Make Bloomberg history!

Spooked horse tosses driver

Vancouver, BC

Panama City Beach

Rules out horse-drawn carriages. Read more

Working Families Party Mayoral Forum

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No walk in the park

From "Blinders," now broadcast on The Documentary Channel

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Your carriage awaits!

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Multistory stables

No life for a horse

Nation's busiest city

No place for carriages

"Cruelty at its best..."

Chris writes: "To-day I was on a bus going through part of central park west when I spotted a horse leaning its head against a fire hydrant looking tired and depressed ... cruelty at its best."
Friends of Animals website

Lawyers weigh in for the horses

The New York City Bar Association supports Intro. 658, Tony Avella's bill that would ban horse-drawn carriages in NYC, and opposes an industry bill that would further erode accountability. Read a summary statement that discusses both bills.

Lawyers support ban

New York City Bar Association opposes industry bill, supports a full ban. Read more

She'll vacation elsewhere...

We are a family of five, we live in Toronto...the horse-drawn carriages are one reason why we haven't been to NYC since seeing animals suffering would ruin our vacation. A few years ago we went to Chicago without knowing that Chicago had horse-drawn carriages. It was a SAD sight and we vowed never to visit another city where horses are being used in this way.

Marce, in a comment to the New York Post (1/31/09)

From the Times archives

Cruelty, abuse citation

Dangerous commutes

near the Lincoln tunnel

Eyewitness to a needless tragedy

The blogger Ryan J. Davis recounts what he saw on the day that poor young Spotty died, in January 2006:

"I stood outside of VYNL Diner waiting for my lunch date in early January 2006. I looked up ninth avenue and saw a horse-drawn carriage, speeding out of control, heading downtown. The driver couldn't get the horse to slow and, as it approached fiftieth Street, they slammed into a passing car. The driver was thrown from the carriage and was badly injured. The horse ended up under the car.
It was a shocking sight that I won't soon forget.

Should horse-drawn carriages be banned in New York City

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Gandhi said of all social movements, "First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win."

"Blinders" on DVD!

Working illegally

Worse than ever for the horses

Accidents

The accident that killed Smoothie was one in a long line of reported accidents.

What's all the fuss?

See for yourself (videos)
Driver gone wild...
On the ASPCA's watch...
Carriage horses have it made...
Day in, day out ...
Photography is risky...
No life for a horse...

Choose Compassion...

Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages in NYC

Woman trampled (UK)

Horse likely spooked...Read more

Speaking for the horses

Windy, snowy, steamy Chicago

Rob Thomas...

friend to horses

Help NYC's carriage horses

Miserable lives, uncertain futures

Dangerous work

Credit: Susan Brandt

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Saving Argus

Another day in heaven

Horses in traffic...

a dangerous combination

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Danger? What danger?

Passing in the turn lane

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BlindHorses.org

Costing Tourism Dollars

This is it! Another horse suffering a needless and horrifying death. I will never visit New York again until horse-carriages are banned. I urge everyone to call or write the Mayor of New York and tell him he will be losing a lot of tourism dollars because of this.
Marcela D's comment on the Web site of the Toronto Humane Society, in September 2007 following the death of the NYC carriage horse Smoothie.

"Another Horse is Dead" (Clancy, February 2008)

Read an article from the Toronto Humane Society following the Feb. 7, 2008 death of Clancy, a New York carriage horse. It asks a pointed question: “Mayor Bloomberg, you've cut off these poor horses from city water, where are they getting their water from???”

The more things change...

the more they remain the same. Read a letter published in 1992 by The New York Times. It's been 16 years since the taxi driver wrote this letter, and we see the same problems today.

Heat wave 2008

Have a heart, don't take a ride

Dontcha wonder...

Who is Ian McKeever always talking to on that silly cell phone, in traffic?

The horses need your help

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Noise? What noise?

Horse in traffic on 11th Ave

A horsewoman's view

"It’s torture, pure and simple and has gone on for years and years. Just see the videos of their pathetic stables."
Yvonne, commenting on the Central Park Blog about New York City carriage horses

Blinders

About the documentary

West Side Livery

carriage horses' home

No break from the bits

Photo: Lincoln Karim

Left alone in the rain...

and the line was closed!

Carriage Horses Suffering

Read an expert opinion on the plight of NYC carriage horses. Holly Cheever, DVM, writes of "unexplained deaths" and "grim conditions."

Highlights of the comptroller's audit

High incidence of misidentifications. The same ID# referring to different horses each year is evidence of "switching" horses--or very bad record-keeping.

Inside an NYC Stable

Courtesy: Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages

A lull in the traffic

On a busy avenue

Take a page from Frommer's...

Give the horses a break!

Night Shift

Horse leaving Shamrock Stables

Investigating the death ....

of a New York City carriage horse (New York Times, 2007)

Death of a NYC Carriage Horse...Smoothie, 2007

Photo courtesy: Costanza for News

From Near and Far

Etelka said:
"Shame on NYC, one of the most beautiful cities in the world in my opinion. It would be nice if NYC would take a stand on cruelty to animals as many people look to NY and its residents as exemplars. Take a stand, NYC, and stop this cruelty. People should picket.
New York City Horse Carriage Blog post on the Web site of the Toronto Humane Society (1/29/08)

Carry On Without Them

”Another N.Y. carriage horse death underscores the need for a city-wide ban on carriage horses,” a Humane Society of the United States news release says following the death in February 2008 of Clancy.

Tradition or Cruelty?

Nationwide, it's impossible to know how many work-related horse deaths have happened over the years; many aren't reported publicly, and carriage operators are wary of bad press. Whatever the number, animal advocates and medical professionals agree on one thing: an urban setting is not the place for horse-drawn carriages. Newsweek Web exclusive (2007)

Horse Health: Lack of Turnout

"Stall confinement contributes to colic, and exacerbates arthritis because of lessened joint lubrication, and in addition, soft tissue injuries ‘freeze up.’ This is not too dissimilar to how you feel after sitting here for four hours.”
--Nancy Loving, DVM

No rest for the weary,

no safety on icy streets

Truth Behind the Tradition

Find a screening!

Horses + Traffic = Trouble

Bud's injury, July 2007

Driver ran into deli...

leaving horse on 10th Ave

Is Christine Quinn Scottish?

Because, the State of the City Address (2008) is some serious blether !

Voices From Toronto: NEW!

http://www.torontohumanesociety.com/speakup/topic.asp?id=46

Did You Know...

New York has the highest carriage-horse accident rate in the nation.

Courtesy of the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages

What Are the NY Authorities Waiting For?

Toronto Humane Society (2007)

Have a Heart...

Don't take a ride in a horse-drawn carriage on Valentine's Day or any other day.

Sign the Petition to Ban the Carriage Horse Industry In NYC

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Friends of Animals and the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages Thank Councilman Avella

New York City council member Tony Avella and more than 100 supporters in front of City Hall on Dec. 8, 2007. Photo courtesy: S. Michael Bisceglie

TheHorse.com (register free)

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Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages

http://www.banhdc.org

Getting Real About Tourism

Recognizing the dangers to the horses and the threats to public safety, numerous Florida cities (Palm Beach, Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Key West, Treasure Island, and Panama City Beach) have banned horse-drawn carriages. Why shouldn't this happen in New York?

Horses Spook

"In a split second, you can have a horse go from being half asleep to being 1,200 pounds crashing through traffic.”
Holly Cheever, DVM

View the trailer for the movie "Blinders"

http://www.blindersthemovie.com

Carriage Horse Issues: Resource Center of the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages

http://www.banhdc.org/carriage_horse_issues.shtml

What kind of a horse...

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Humane Society of the United States

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Friends of Animals

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Romantic? Not!

Sometimes traditions must end. Enough said.

League of Humane Voters of New York City

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Central NE Equine Rescue

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