Victory! Tel Aviv Bans Horse-Drawn Carriages

Published by PETA Staff.
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Tel Aviv has become the first city in Israel to prohibit horse-drawn carriages, thanks largely to years of tireless campaigning by Concern for Helping Animals in Israel (CHAI) and its sister organization, Hakol Chai. Their efforts included organizing international letter-writing campaigns, educational presentations in schools, a benefit concert, and a rousing demonstration outside City Hall.

Because CHAI and Hakol Chai were determined to make a difference, exhausted, sick, and injured horses and donkeys will no longer be beaten and whipped by metal and junk peddlers who force them to pull huge, heavy carriages in dangerous, busy traffic in Tel Aviv.

 

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horse drawn cart

 

This success story has inspired me to try to score a similar victory for exhausted, abused horses closer to home, so I’ve added, “Write to New York City councilmembers—again—re horse-drawn carriages,” to the top of my to-do list. Won’t you do the same?

Written by Karin Bennett

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