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This systematic horse abuse and cruelty is a shame on New York City that must end. The easy solution is for City Council to pass and enact Ryder’s Law (Intro 573) to replace cruel and unsafe horse carriages with cruelty-free electric carriages which would provide better jobs and wages for drivers and owners, and a safer Midtown for all.
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Ryder’s Law (Intro 573), a City Council bill sponsored by Councilmember Robert Holden, will replace cruel horse carriages with modern electric carriages. In addition to ending horse abuse and deaths and making Manhattan streets safer for everyone, the legislation will also provide better jobs for drivers.
Please call NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams at 718-206-2068 and 212-788-7210 or email at SpeakerAdams@council.nyc.gov and ask her to “Please use your power as head of the NYC Council to “END horse abuse by advancing and passing Intro 573 to replace deadly, unsafe horse carriages with cruelty-free electric carriages.”
NEW YORKERS: FIND YOUR NYC COUNCIL MEMBER HERE TO make one quick call/email, to ask them to “Please sign on as a co-sponsor to Intro 573 to replace suffering, dying carriage horses with cruelty-free electric carriages.” Make sure you tell them that you live in their district!
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