PETA Statement: Another Horse Dead in NYC, Rally for Ryder’s Law Tomorrow

For Immediate Release:
June 9, 2026

Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382

Below, please find a statement from PETA Director Ashley Byrne in response to today’s incident in New York City in which another horse pulling a carriage collapsed and died on the New York City streets:

If City Council needed a sign that the time is now to pass Ryder’s Law, this is it. How many more horses must collapse and die on New York City streets before this deadly horse-drawn carriage industry is put out to pasture? 

Video of the horse who collapsed and died tonight can be seen here.

Ryder’s Law will be reintroduced tomorrow in the City Council, and PETA will join NYCLASS and members of the City Council—including bill sponsor Christopher Marte—on the steps of New York City Hall at noon, for a rally calling on council members, Health Committee Chair, Lynn Schulman, and Speaker Julie Menin to fast-track Ryder’s Law.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.