Third Fallen Horse in 6 Weeks Raises Animal Cruelty Issues for Central Park Carriage Rides
Posted By Lori Zimmer On December 8, 2011 @ 5:00 pm In Manhattan,News | 1 Comment
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To many New Yorkers, the horse drawn carriages of Central Park [4] are the quintessential tourist trap. But what they also represent is simple animal cruelty. Over the last six weeks, three exhausted carriage horses [5] have collapsed in front of the very tourists that drive the industry.
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Overworked and exhausted, the third horse tumbled in the intersection of 59th Street and Central Park South [6] this past Sunday. The horse was then apparently taken back to its stable to be looked at by a veterinarian. Last Friday, another horse got his leg entangled in the carriage he was pulling, resulting in a fall and injury. The fallen horse [7] previous to these two was not as lucky.
On October 23rd, a Central Park horse, named Charlie, fell and died en route to the park [8]. An autopsy paid for by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [9] revealed that the horse had a stomach ulcer and a fractured tooth, both a constant cause of pain. The examining doctor, Pamela Corey, first made a statement through the ASPCA [9], claiming that Charlie may have been abused, only to later retract the statement. She was later fired for the misinformation.
The recent fallen horses have enraged animal rights activists [10], who have been calling the tradition of the Central Park horse drawn carriages to be archaic for years. A city bill suggesting replacing the horses with vintage replica electric cars [5] has been suggested, with the novelty paralleling carriages, and therefore maintaining the tourist demand.
Via Daily Mail [11]
Images © Henrique Vicente [12] and Hey!Tiffany [13]
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