HORSE SENSE
Periodic updates about issues and actions concerning New York City's Carriage Horses +
Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages
www.banhdc.org
Horses Without Carriages International
www.horseswithoutcarriages.org
PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS & COLLEAGUES: Valentine's Day ** Radio Interview ** Lobby Day ** Support state bill ** Bus to Albany ** Reporting an incident ** Horse of a Different Color event ** Blinders ** Stop Horse diving **
VALENTINE'S DAY DEMO + WAR HORSE FLYERING
Feb 14th & Feb 8th
TWO EVENTS:
Have a heart for the horses on Valentine's Day. Join us.
- VALENTINE'S DAY DEMO
- When: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 @ 6:00 pm to 8 pm
- Where: north/north west corner Central Park South & Fifth Ave.
- DISTRIBUTE WAR HORSE FLYERS
- When: Saturday, February 08, 2012 @ 4:30 pm
- Where: Broadway @ 64th St., steps of Lincoln Center Plaza
CARRIAGE HORSE ISSUE ON RADIO
Sonstein Sunday - 2/5/12
Senator Tony Avella and Elizabeth Forel were guests of Shelly Sonstein on Sondstein Sunday on February 5, 2012. We discussed the carriage horse issue and the proposed legislation.
LOBBY DAY FOR THE BAN HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE BILL - MAY 01, 2012
What you can do now in preparation to push for the Avella/Rosenthal bill
Lobby Day has been scheduled for May 1st in Albany. We will meet with our elected representatives regarding the bill to ban horse-drawn carriages - S5013 and A7748. Please look at the instructions from a recent newsletter by Clicking Here. Please get involved.
It is very important for the success of this bill to begin now to contact your representatives by making phone calls. Please make your calls if you have not yet done so. And please make arrangements to attend this event. Arrange to take a vacation day from work if that is possible. More information about what to expect will follow.
SUPPORT NY STATE BILL TO BAN HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES
Please sign this petition
This petition has gone viral!!! We currently have 116,513 signatures in support of the state bill. Can we make it 117,000?. PLEASE sign it if you have not done so already and pass it on to friends and colleagues.Click Here to Sign Petition.
SIGN UP FOR THE BUS TO ALBANY
LoHV has arranged a bus at a great price
The League of Humane Voters has chartered a bus to leave from NYC on May 1st. It is only $20 - much cheaper than if you go on your own by bus or if you take a train. The bus holds 55 people; has a bathroom and takes about three hours to get to Albany. CLICK HERE TO PAY.
The bus will leave Manhattan at 8:00am, arrive in Albany before 11:00am; it will leave Albany at 3:00pm; to arrive back in Manhattan before 6:00pm. The departure location of the bus is still to be determined. It will be close to public transportation. I already bought my ticket - please buy yours before the bus fills up. Don't wait!! There are still a lot of details being worked out. Stay tuned.
ACTIVIST HONORED BY ETHICAL HUMANIST SOCIETY
Natasha Brenner, ethical humanist and animal activist, is often seen with her husband Noah at our carriage horse protests and other animal and political demonstrations. I am proud to know both of them. Natasha was recently profiled by the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island. She says "I am a member [of EHSLI] because of its nontheocratic philosophy, but I am unhappy that its ethical concerns do not extend to the animals." We are happy they retired to Manhattan!
HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
performed at Don't Tell Mama
Singer, song writer Brian Gari will be performing HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR as part of a collection of songs for his birthday show in February. This is a great opportunity and special treat to hear this song about the NYC carriage horse performed and to sit back and chill.
- WHAT: Brian Gari Birthday Bash performance
- WHEN: Friday, February 17th at 7PM
- WHERE: DON'T TELL MAMA - 343 W. 46th St.
- ADMISSION: $10, + two drink minimum cash only, no credit cards
Reservations a must - call after 4PM - 212-757-0788; pay at door
ATLANTIC CITY BRINGS BACK DIVING HORSES!
Outrageous - please sign petition below.
Press of Atlantic City - 2/2/12 Plan to bring diving horse act back to Steel Pier draws criticism from animal-rights activists This is so outrageous and unnecessary. Iconic? I do not think so.
Please sign this petition on change.org and pass it on to others. Let's try to shut this cruel bizarre act down. What next - bring back freak shows?
BLINDERS THE MOVIE
Can you show it in your community?
Blinders: The Truth Behind the Tradition is a documentary about the NYC horse-drawn carriage business. It exposes the truth behind the tradition of this inhumane and unsafe trade. It won many awards, including the 2008 Genesis Award for best TV documentary.
If you would like to show Blinders in your community in NYC or NY state, please contact me at coalition@banhdc.org. Donny Moss would be able to travel within NYC and most of Westchester County. If you live beyond that, please consider showing it yourself to a group of people. Appropriate places to show this documentary include libraries, large halls, churches - any where you are able to get a large group.
REPORT HORSE INCIDENTS - IF YOU SEE SOMETHING - SAY SOMETHING
We need you. Be our eyes and ears
If you see a carriage horse incident, please notify coalition@banhdc.org.
- Take pictures (crucial) - videos or stills
- Record exact location of accident - ex. - north/west corner of 60th St. and Broadway
- Get 4-digit license plate number from back of carriage
- Provide a narrative - description of what happened
- Note: Don't worry if you are not sure if what you saw was illegal. We will figure it out. The most important thing is to get the information to us.
You will help to make a difference for these horses. The media learned of six of the last seven accidents from us - the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages. And we learned about it from you!! It makes sense that the DoH and ASPCA know about more -- we have requested this information from both the ASPCA and the DoH. The ASPCA has ignored the request. The DoH only admitted to knowing about three accidents, of which we were aware. The public has a right to know just how unsafe and inhumane this industry is. (Picture is of ASPCA car parked off 6th Avenue in the park on 12/24, but this is a common occurrence. The driver never got out of his warm car. There was no way he was able to monitor the carriage drivers. Outrageous.)
SOCIAL MEDIA
Yes we are on Twitter and Facebook -- please join us
We are also in the middle of getting our web site revamped so do not have links to Facebook and Twitter -- but we do have very active accounts. Both Facebook and Twitter are great complements to our weekly e-newsletter and we encourage you to participate with us. Are you on Twitter? If not -- it is easy to sign up. Click here. The Coalition tweets, and we've had a great response. This is a way to stay in touch with us, in real time. We encourage all to "follow" us on Twitter @BanHDCarriages. We'll keep you up to date about accidents, events, demonstrations, actions we'd like you to take, and other ways to help. The messages are short - only 140-characters maximum.
Our official Facebook page is No Walk in the Park. It is an open page and we invite you to "Like" us. We generally post news there as it comes in. We have another page called Horses Without Carriages International, which is tied in with our international coalition.
HELP OUR ORGANIZATION BY SHOPPING ON LINE
Also check out Cafe Press to purchase CBHDC merchandise
Through a free registration with iGive, when you buy merchandise on line, your purchase will help us. There are over 700 stores that include such popular ones as Amazon.com, Staples, Best Buy and Barnes & Noble. Even Cafe Press is available if you purchase some of our merchandise. Click here to get started.
On I-Give - the name of our organization is "The Coalition for NYC Animals, Inc. ." We also have three stores on Cafe Press with great t-shirts, bags, hats, mugs, mouse pads, etc. . Purchasing this merchandise helps our organization. Click here.
"Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed citizens can change the
world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever
has." Margaret Mead.
