Activists Ramp Up Efforts to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages

In light of two recent accidents involving horse-drawn carriages in New York City, animal-rights activists have held a slew of rallies and press conferences to call for a ban on the carriages.

A HOME IN THE CITY: Arnie the carriage horse stands in his 10-foot-by-10-foot home at the Clinton Park Stable on West 52nd Street and 11th Avenue. He lives here part-time, spending about five months of the year on a farm in Pennsylvania. TARA MacISAAC/THE EPOCH TIMES

NEW YORK—In light of two recent accidents involving horse-drawn carriages in New York City, animal-rights activists have held a slew of rallies and press conferences to call for a ban on the carriages.

Groups such as the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages (CBHDC) began fighting what they call an inhumane industry years ago. After the two incidents in July, CBHDC brought the issue forth with renewed zeal.