Horse Used for Carriage Rides Collides With Taxi in New York City—Urge the City Council to Ban This Dangerous Relic

Carriage and automobile collisions and other such accidents have occurred in nearly every location where horse-drawn carriages are allowed. Not surprisingly, with its loud and busy streets, New York City is no exception. In 2006, a horse was euthanized after bolting from a carriage and slamming into a station wagon—the driver received a fractured skull and was put in a medically induced coma. The same year, two other people were seriously injured in collisions involving horse-drawn carriages, and one horse was repeatedly whipped after collapsing in Central Park. She died in her stall the next morning.

The latest in a long list of New York City carriage accidents—more than 20 have occurred in the last 10 years—happened on July 4, when a horse became spooked and ran into a taxicab, resulting in lacerations on the horse's leg and hospitalization of the cab driver.

Please take a moment to write to the New York City Council, urging it to ban outdated and cruel horse-drawn carriages—which endanger animals, drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.

Please use this form to send polite comments to City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn.

If you are a resident of New York City, we hope that you will also take the time to contact your representative about this important issue.