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Carriage-drawn horses should absolutely be banned. Not just in US cirties, but everywhere. The amount of suffering and abuse that these once majestic creatures endure daily is tremendous animal abuse, which sadly, the public mostly is unaware of.

Go to www.equineadvocates.com to read about and see photos about what horses face daily schlepping tourists (mostly) around. The MYTH is that this is supposed to be so "romantic" for the person sitting in the carriage. But at what cost to the poor horse that has to stand in the hot sun daily (or freezing NYC winters) waiting for "a ride."

The horse sometimes has to pull up to as many as nine-people (leaving huge welts and scars from the harness on the horse's bodies); the horse has to breathe exhaust fumes from cars spewing toxic fumes right in its face; it suffers the whip from the stupid insensitive driver who is too lazy to find another living that doesn't abuse a living creature; the horse is honked at and spooked by cars whizzing past it (horses have even been hit by cars and buses). If the horse steps on an electrified NYC manhole cover, it gets electric shocks as well.

If the horse survives the trip, tired and exhausted, and some are just skin and bones - they get no water, no shade and on a "good day" for the driver, get more rides, more of the same abuse., long hours, days on end.

And so it goes, day in and out until the poor beautiful animal collapses or is about to - or is taken to a slaughterhouse to be mercilessly tortured again, slaughtered to feed either people or dogs and it's hoofs used as glue.

I used to live in NYC and it always disturbed me to see how terribly sad these horses looked. Horses suffer the worse abuse of any group of domestic animals and we humans are to blame for not being mad as hell about it. This horrendous treatment of horses needs to stop.

Many countries that care more about LIFE than about MONEY have already banned horse-drawn carriages. These cities are: London, Paris, Toronto and even (surprisingly) Beijing. But not this country, where the dollar bill rules. This is a sickening fact about our materialistic values.

Please support wild horses - they are part of the heritage and beauty of North America. By supporting wild horses, you will not allow them to be taken out of their natural habitat to be mercilessly tortured by humans. Please support and THANK Congressman Nick Rahall (VW) HR 297 and S576 (Robert Byrd) - the most sensitive Congress people in office, regarding horse's rights.

Protest the inhumane treatment of carriage horses to: Henry Reid (Senate Minority Leader); John Ensign - both of these men pushed for the terrible Burns Amendment that is very inhumane against horses. Call Conrad Burns (202) 224-2614 whose Amendment will hurt all wild herds.

Protest also to Kathleen Clarke, Dir. of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) by emailing her - Kathleen_Clarke@blm.gov to tell that you strongly support the reinstatement protection for wild horses and burros. Tell her that that horses deserve HUMANE treatment.

President@WhiteHouse .gov; Tom Delay, House Majority Leader; Nancy Pelosi; and Bill Frist. Contact your state Congress people and email them this website: www.equineadvocates.com

Want to give people a thrilling ride? Have cities purchase electric cars and let that be "the new ride."

Please have a conscience and BOYCOTT ALL HORSE-DRAWN carriage rides. Thank you.

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