Who speaks for the horses? New push seeks to ban Central Park’s carriages
A tourist’s death has boosted animal advocates’ drive to end a trade supporters say provides jobs and treats horses wellNew York city’s council chamber was packed, the debate wide-ranging and heated, but lacked one component – a talking horse. Many of the 200 people packed into the debating hall last week felt only they could speak for the interests of the equine species.In one passionate camp, stable hands and drivers who attend to 160 horses that draw 68 carriages in the park, a business, they say, that has been operating since Central Park was created in 1858.
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A tourist’s death has boosted animal advocates’ drive to end a trade supporters say provides jobs and treats horses wellNew York city’s council chamber was packed, the debate wide-ranging and heated, but lacked one component – a talking horse. Many of the 200 people packed into the debating hall last week felt only they could speak for the interests of the equine species.In one passionate camp, stable hands and drivers who attend to 160 horses that draw 68 carriages in the park, a business, they say, that has been operating since Central Park was created in 1858. On the other, a vigorous gathering of animal rights advocates who voiced that the carriage horse industry was a representation of man’s broad subjugation of animals.
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- A tourist’s death has boosted animal advocates’ drive to end a trade supporters say provides jobs and treats horses wellNew York city’s council chamber was packed, the debate wide-ranging and heated, but lacked one component – a talking horse. Many of the 200 people packed into the debating hall last week felt only they could speak for the interests of the equine species.In one passionate camp, stable hands and drivers who attend to 160 horses that draw 68 carriages in the park, a business, they say, that has been operating since Central Park was created in 1858.
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Who speaks for the horses? New push seeks to ban Central Park’s carriages
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