For Speaker Quinn: Please Vote for Intro 658 - End Carriage Horse Suffering in NYC
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HELP SAVE HORSES FROM AN ENVIRONMENT WE KNOW IS DIFFICULT FOR THEM - AND INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND THE HORSES.
Re: SUPPORTING INTRO 658 - Banning Horse-Drawn Carriages in NYC
Speaker Quinn:
Horse-drawn carriages do not belong on the congested streets of New York City. This 19th century relic impedes the flow of traffic and causes much suffering to the horses. Since January 2006, three horses have died public deaths a tragedy to the horse and the reputation of NYC. In that time, there have been several accidents people and horses have been injured. It is a dangerous and inhumane business and it is time for it to go. Other US cities, in addition to London, Paris, Toronto and Beijing, have banned this archaic practice.
We ask you to actively support Intro 658 the bill that would ban horse-drawn carriages - to encourage your colleagues to do the same and to bring it to a vote but only if it also gets your support. A CBS poll in November 2007 showed that 73\% of the respondents voted YES to ban horse drawn carriages from NYC. The public, and not the tiny carriage industry, which has so much unexplained power, should be the arbiter of government policy. A win-win situation for all involved would be to replace this industry with "horse-less carriages" an electric antique car replica that is safe, environmentally friendly and humane. It will bring NYC into the 21st century and make us all proud.
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
M. Gandhi
Re: SUPPORTING INTRO 658 - Banning Horse-Drawn Carriages in NYC
Speaker Quinn:
Horse-drawn carriages do not belong on the congested streets of New York City. This 19th century relic impedes the flow of traffic and causes much suffering to the horses. Since January 2006, three horses have died public deaths a tragedy to the horse and the reputation of NYC. In that time, there have been several accidents people and horses have been injured. It is a dangerous and inhumane business and it is time for it to go. Other US cities, in addition to London, Paris, Toronto and Beijing, have banned this archaic practice.
We ask you to actively support Intro 658 the bill that would ban horse-drawn carriages - to encourage your colleagues to do the same and to bring it to a vote but only if it also gets your support. A CBS poll in November 2007 showed that 73\% of the respondents voted YES to ban horse drawn carriages from NYC. The public, and not the tiny carriage industry, which has so much unexplained power, should be the arbiter of government policy. A win-win situation for all involved would be to replace this industry with "horse-less carriages" an electric antique car replica that is safe, environmentally friendly and humane. It will bring NYC into the 21st century and make us all proud.
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
M. Gandhi
146 Signatures
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Rebecca Moore
- City
- New York
- State
- New York
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10002
- Comments
- It is time for us to open ourselves up, to the true definitions of compassion , and humane treatment of animals. Let's get these magestic creatures off the cement and tar and out of the congestion.
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pal shazar
- City
- woodstock
- State
- new york
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 12498
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Michael Azerrad
- City
- New York
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10014
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jules shear
- City
- woodstock
- State
- new york
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 12498
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Janet T
- City
- new york
- State
- ny
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10040
- Comments
- I occasionally help to care for a retired carriage horse who worked 25 years on the streets of NYC. He is now a nervous wreck, afraid of loud noises and anything unfamiliar. The state he's in is very sad, especially considering his years of service for people's amusement.
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Norman Yamada
- City
- New York
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10003
- Comments
- В
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Andy
- City
- Lanesboro
- State
- MN
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 55949
- Comments
- It is important to think rationally about the what is happening to the horses. It is sadly a legitimate concern to worry for the safety of the animals, being exposed to what is very unnatural for them.
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Janice Marie Foote
- City
- Staten Island
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 1030`
- Comments
- I most definitely support the end of carriage horse suffering in NYC.
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Jon den Boer
- City
- Vancouver
- State
- BC
- Zip Code (Important!)
- V5K1Z3
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Susan Roth
- City
- West Hurley
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 12491
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Natalie P.
- City
- San Diego
- State
- CA
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 92056
- Comments
- This is definitely deserving of attention and action- These animals arent able to speak for themselves, and they are worth being regarded as more than just serving a purpose that is recreational but harmful in NYC. Great change in the world can begin in small ways, and this is one way that we can offer our hands and hearts to that change.
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suzanne fiol
- City
- new york
- State
- n.y.
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 11215
- Comments
- В
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Teresa Jurdy
- City
- Jewett
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 12444
- Comments
- The days of the NYC horse-drawn carriage should finally be put to rest. It really is appaling to see these horses slogging through the cars on the streets in the city.
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Anna Sawaryn
- City
- New York
- State
- New York
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10009
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George Krzewski
- City
- Forest Hills
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 11375
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James Raftery
- City
- Brooklyn
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 11226
- Comments
- Please stop this horrendous act. It is a slow violence and not at all quaint. It is cruel and unusual punishment for a noble, sensitive creature.
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dennis talasco
- City
- Queens
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 11385
- Comments
- I asked people at random on the street what they thought. I admit even I was surprised that 100\% of those I asked were VERY MUCH FOR THE BAN. AS AM I.
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Yvonne O'Neill Imperiale
- City
- New York
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10022
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mary c. robinson
- City
- talent
- State
- ORegon. US. 97540
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 97540
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linda speranza
- City
- bethpage
- State
- ny
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 11714
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Libra Max
- City
- NYC
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10003
- Comments
- I am a native New Yorker. I often take detours when traveling around town so as not to see the poor horses suffering. PLEASE SUPPORT 658. Please have mercy for those who cannot speak or act on their own behalf. I want my city to exemplify kindness and generosity, not suffering. Thank you.
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Susan Davis
- City
- Astoria
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 11102
- Comments
- I question the leadership of this City for allowing this travesty to horses. Please restore my faith in Government by Banning this cruelty!
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Lizza Dauenhauer-Pendley
- City
- New York
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10009
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Karen Banda
- City
- Bloomfield
- State
- NJ
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 07003
- Comments
- This practice is cruel, not quaint!
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P. Post
- City
- ny
- State
- ny
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10004
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Laurie Roemmele-Roberts
- City
- Bloomfield
- State
- NJ
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 07003
- Comments
- PLEASE BAN THIS CRUEL PUNISHMENT TO THE HORSES !!!!
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Carolyn Robertson
- City
- Verona
- State
- New Jersey
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 07044
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Donna Bobrowski
- City
- Clifton
- State
- NJ
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 07013
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Susan Michalczyk
- City
- Rahway
- State
- NJ
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 07065
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keith silverman
- City
- Mays LAnding
- State
- New Jersey
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 08330
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Nora Constance Marino
- City
- Little Neck
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 11363
- Comments
- В
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cathy
- City
- Bay Shore
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 11706
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Cathy DAmbrosi
- City
- Bay Shore
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 11706
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Tricia Hamill
- City
- Flushing
- State
- New York
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 11358
- Comments
- My heart breaks each time I see a carriage horse in this city. These are beautiful creatures that are meant to live and roam free. They are peaceful and not ours to use as slaves. Please ban this industry! It is inhumane and makes me embarassed to be a resident of New York City. Please end the suffering of these gorgeous creatures so that I can be proud to say I am a native New Yorker
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Judith Lotz
- City
- Burbank
- State
- CA, USA 91505
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 91505
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Lorraine Keshner
- City
- Brooklyn
- State
- New York
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 11214
- Comments
- I have never enjoyed watching these poor overworked souls spend too many hours suffering ... carrying around fat, selfish people who have no heart... The time to stop is NOW!!
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Nora Balaban
- City
- NYC
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10009
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Eric Ferrara
- City
- ny
- State
- ny
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10003
- Comments
- It is shameful that a city which prides itself on being progressive still allows and promotes animal ABUSE. This is an archaic practice that should have been outlawed a century ago.
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Jean Standish
- City
- New York
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10003-8759
- Comments
- Please support Intro 658. Carriage horses do not belong on the streets of New York.
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James Van Alstine
- City
- Palenville
- State
- New York
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 12463
- Comments
- It's 2008. This brutality should have been banned decades ago.
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Constance Young
- City
- Pine Plains
- State
- New York
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 12567
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Linda Brink
- City
- Warwick
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10990
- Comments
- There are a lot of cruelties going on behind the scenes these days: parrots being bred in peoples basements, dogs suffering terribly in scenic, rustic Amish barns, factory farmed animals, our living dead, suffering every moment of their lives. This, the pain of the carriage horses, is right up front--right there for us to see. Bred to run the fields, they walk, day after day, on unforgiving asphalt, harnessed, driven through traffic with the fumes in their faces--the dirt and grime and racket of the City constantly assaulting them. Sweating, freezing, through rain and gritty wind. If you think this isn't cruelty, harness yourself to a wagon and pull it, all day, through the streets of your town. Then, look with new eyes at the phlight of the carriage horses.
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Nancy Furstinger
- City
- Elizaville
- State
- NY, USA
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 12523
- Comments
- Tell those fat tourists to get out and walk instead!
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Lo Galluccio
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- MA
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 02139
- Comments
- Please end the suffering of horses due to their use as carriage horses in NYC.
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Gene Maynard
- City
- Bronx
- State
- New York
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10458
- Comments
- BAN NYC HORSE CARRIAGES NOW!!!!!!
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Steven Taras
- City
- New York
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10009
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rosalie Winard
- City
- new York
- State
- nY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10011
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sue edelstein
- City
- gaylordsville
- State
- ct
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 06755
- Comments
- Tourists have no idea what conditions these animals live in and weather elements these poor horses endure...they envision romantic rides in the park and it's time we chose compassion over illusion. Thank you and please help eliminate this very sad tradition in our proud city.
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Mary Pellegrino
- City
- Brooklyn
- State
- New York
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 11222
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Sophia Smarts
- City
- Bronx
- State
- NY
- Zip Code (Important!)
- 10468
- Comments
- Please end horse carriage suffering!!!!
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