Bill the Horses!

There was 5 but sadly now there is only, are 4 badly starved and neglected horses in Ephrata Washington, I've called animal control, ans emailed every resue I could find on the internet but they are left to starve at this death farm because no one cares... I do care and hope someone would step in and help these badly abused horses... they look like skin stretched over bones, I just hope someone will hear my cries for help because I hear theirs..

PETA should also come take a look at old Montreals horses. Every time my mom and I pass a carriage we see horses that are dying. I personally ride horses, and those in the old port do not look like healthy horses.

I've seen this happen everywhere espeicially central park. those horses look exausted. they're not taken care of as they should be.

OH... that picture! Is that man on a cell phone while "driving" that horse carriage? SHAME.SHAME. SHAME. Ticket him for that and for cruelty! Free the horse!

Very apt word cunning used to describe this bill Intro 35A which was signed into law by Mayor Bloomberg on Tuesday April 27th. I like the definition characterized by wiliness and trickery because it describes this bogus bill to a tee. The new law will do NOTHING to improve the lot of the horses in NYC. But the media bought into the administration and industry lies and the world now thinks the horses have it made. As I said in my testimony at the bill signing it would have been more honest if the bill were only about a rate increase instead of pretending that there were any real improvements for the horses. Those so called 5week vacations? .thats for people. Horses are herd animals and need daily turnout to pasture which is an impossibility in NYC. Besides it will be impossible to confirm that the horses actually do go to a farm for vacation because it would mean the ASPCA Humane Law agent would have to go to the farm and verify that the horse was there. It will not happen. The ASPCA will have to take the word of the industry and we know how truthful that is. None of the changes will have any negative impact on the earning power of the industry. Many of the stalls already were small box stalls. But they are too small by more than half. A 60 sq. ft stall is a far cry from 144 s.f recommended for standardbreds or a minimum of 196 s.f. for the larger draft breeds. The two water troughs in Central Park are shut off from November to March because the pipes freeze. The City cannot pay for changes and the industry will not. So the horses have to make due. We had an excellent turnout at the bill signing this week and managed to rain on the industrys parade. One of them wondered in his testimony why we were there. Its not over. We are in it to win it. Elizabeth Forel Coalition to Ban HorseDrawn Carriages Banhdc.org