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Monday, October 24, 2011

oy vey, Carriage horse collapses, dies in midtown

A carriage horse collapsed dead on West 54th St.


A carriage horse keeled over and died in midtown Sunday morning - and animal rights activists have saddled up for another fight against the buggy business.

The stout white equine collapsed on W. 54th St. near Eighth Ave. as it trotted toward Central Park to begin its shift about 9:30 a.m., said Stacy Wolf, chief legal counsel of the ASPCA's enforcement unit.

"The ASPCA has long believed that carriage horses were never meant to live and work in today's urban setting," Wolf said.

A healthy horse doesn't just die on the street," said Elizabeth Forel of the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages. "We are asking for an investigation."

The ASPCA said a necropsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.

It's a tragedy," said a spokesman for the Horse and Carriage Association of New York. "It's not something that happens regularly. ... Our horses are taken care of."

15 comments:

  1. oy vey may he rest in peace!!!!!

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  2. where are they burying him/her??

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  3. who is gonna mourn for him?

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  4. The poor horse can't make tourists happy anymore

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  5. why did such a thing happen to such a beautiful animal???

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  6. what did it die from??

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  7. Do they ever take these horses to the vet.

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  8. Look at that facinating tale i love its gorgues

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  9. such beautiful creatures

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  10. i would love to own such an animal

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  11. people should care more for these animals

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  12. People should stop supporting carriage rides. Get off your fat asses and WALK and leave the poor horses alone.

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