What is preventing the ASPCA from calling for a ban? The Toronto Humane Society did in Toronto and was successful. In fact, they are advocating for the NYC horses much more aggressively than our own ASPCA!
http://www.torontohumanesociety.com/newsandevents/stori es/2006/09-14a.asp
http://www.torontohumanesociety.com/speakup/topic.asp?i d=19
I question the effectiveness of the ASPCA if it has been working to get legislation passed for more than 20 years, and hasn’t been successful. They blame it on 1) The city council–a body that has turned over in the last 20 years, which means that they could have been BUILDING political will among new council members and mayors over this long period AND 2) “Industry interests.” Why can’t this multi-million dollar organization match the political savvy of the carriage horse industry….or the Toronto Humane Society?
Maybe it’s time for new leadership at the ASPCA.
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Something is very, very wrong in this backwater city. Something has got to be done about the abuse of carriage horses in New York City, despite the whining of the operators.
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