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HORSE SENSE
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Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages www.banhdc.org

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PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES ** NYS Avella/Rosenthal bill ** Take action ** Success! water trough has water ** Please donate **

BILL TO BAN HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES IN NYS LEGISLATURE
New bill numbers: S667 and A997
carriage horse in traffic The only bill to support in the campaign to ban horse-drawn carriages in NYC is the Avella/Rosenthal bill in the State Legislature. It is a pure ban. There are no strings attached. This is a link to a petition we have on change. org. Please sign it if you have not done so already.

You can read the legislation by clicking on the bill numbers, S667-2013 and A997-2013. Text in CAPS is new. Text with a strike through is deleted. All other text will remain.

HELP THE HORSES AND TAKE THIS ACTION NOW
We need you to contact these NYS legislators in the Senate and Assembly
The bill is in the Cities committee in both houses.
  • Send an e-mail, snail mail letter or make a phone call to the members of each Cities Committee in both the Senate and Assembly.
  • SENATE CITIES COMMITTEE
  • Andrew L. Lanza (chair) - 3845 Richmond Ave. Suite 2A, Staten Island, NY 10312; (718) 984-4073; lanza@senate.state.ny.us
  • John A. DeFrancisco - 333 East Washington Street 800 State Office Building; Syracuse, NY 13202; (315) 428-7632; jdefranc@nysenate.gov
  • Mark Grisanti - 65 Court Street Room 213, Buffalo, NY 14202; (716)-854-8705; risanti@nysenate.gov
  • Suzi Oppenheimer (senate page is listed as inactive)
  • Joseph E. Robach - 2300 W. Ridge Road, Rochester, NY 14626; (585) 225-3650; robach@nysenate.gov
  • Tony Avella - Prime sponsor of bill - see below
  • ASSEMBLY CITIES COMMITTEE
  • Carl Heastie - (chair) - 1351 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10469; (718)-654-6539; HeastieC@assembly.state.ny.us
  • Edward Braunstein - 213-33 39th Avenue - Suite 238 , Bayside, NY 11361; 718-357-3588; braunsteine@assembly.state.ny.us
  • John Ceretto - 1700 Pine Ave. Niagara Falls, NY 14301; 716-282-6062; cerettoj@assembly.state.ny.us
  • Jane Corwin - 8180 Main Street Clarence, NY 14221; 716-839-4691; On line form
  • Marcos Crespo - 1163 Manor Avenue Bronx, NY 10472; 718-893-0202; On line form
  • Rafael L. Espinal, Jr. - 840 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208; 718-235-5627; spinair@assembly.state.ny.us
  • Michael Kearns - 2189 Seneca Street Buffalo, NY 14210; 716-826-0152; kearnsm@assembly.state.ny.us
  • Micah Kellner - 1365 First Avenue New York, NY 10021; (212) 860-4906; kellnerm@assembly.state.ny.us
  • Shelley Mayer - 35 East Grassy Sprain Rd. - 406B, Yonkers, NY 10710; (914) 779-8805; MayerS@assembly.state.ny.us
  • James Tedisco - 12 Jay Street; Schenectady, NY 12305; (518) 370-2812; On line form
  • David Weprin - 185-06 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366; (718) 454-3178; weprind@assembly.state.ny.us
  • Alex Brook-Krasky - bill sponsor
  • Brian Kavanagh - bill sponsor
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    TIPS ON LETTER WRITING OR MAKING PHONE CALLS

    • The bill has the exact same language in each house. It "Prohibits the operation of horse drawn cabs in the city of New York."
    • Ask the Senators to sign on to S667. Ask the Assemblymembers to sign on to A997.
    • Short letters are preferred. Form letters are discouraged. Let them know that many people want this business to be shut down because it is inhumane, abusive and unsafe. It is time NYC comes into the 21st century.
    • See "THE TOP 15 REASONS WHY NYC SHOULD BAN HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES" for inspiration. Click here.
    • Tell these legislators that the horses need their help. It is not a political issue. Notice that besides NYC, the legislators represent many different cities in New York State.
    • Please leave your name and city/state when you write and please write regardless of where you live. People who live outside of NYC are potential tourists. Let the legislators know this.
    This bill must be passed out of the Cities Committee in both houses before it can be considered by the entire legislative body.

    "BLOCK" E-MAILS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE
    Just copy and paste into your e-mail
    SENATE: lanza@senate.state.ny.us; jdefranc@nysenate.gov; grisanti@nysenate.gov; robach@nysenate.gov

    ASSEMBLY: kellnerm@assembly.state.ny.us; MayerS@assembly.state.ny.us; HeastieC@assembly.state.ny.us; braunsteine@assembly.state.ny.us; cerettoj@assembly.state.ny.us; kearnsm@assembly.state.ny.us; weprind@assembly.state.ny.us; spinair@assembly.state.ny.us

    PLEASE GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO TWO CHAMPIONS
    Please give a special thank you to both Senator Tony Avella and Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal for introducing the bill in their respective houses and for championing this issue.
    • Tony Avella - 38-50 Bell Boulevard Suite C, Bayside, NY 11361; (718)-357-3094; avella@nysenate.gov
    • Linda B. Rosenthal - 230 West 72nd Street - Suite 2F, New York, NY 10023; (212)-873-6368; rosenthall@assembly.state.ny.us

    5TH AVENUE WATER TROUGH FOR HORSES
    water trough This is the way it looked for years - turned off in the winter and used for garbage.

    VICTORY! - THIS IS THE WAY IT LOOKS NOW
    water trough 5th avenue After more than one year of ignored pleas to do something about the water trough near 5th Avenue that gets shut off during the busiest time of the year - this is a result of a recent campaign directed to the Central Park Conservancy asking them to do the right thing. The water trough is working. Recently the Parks Dept. did some construction at the request of the Conservancy. Thanks to all of you who sent e-mails. You made it happen!! (photo by M. Xanthos)

    PLEASE DONATE TO THIS CAUSE
    The Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages is gearing up to advertise as much as possible this year to promote the Avella/Rosenthal bill in the NYS legislature. This is the only bill worth supporting because it is a pure ban and it is not dependent on the success of an untried industry. We are an all-volunteer organization, which means that 100% of your donations go into the campaign. For more information about us - please check out our accomplishments indicated below.

    Please help us by donating what you can. You may donate by check or credit card. Click here. The orange "make a donation" button will allow you to donate by using Paypal. Other wise, you may donate by check.

    PLEASE JOIN US ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK & YOUTUBE

    HELP OUR ORGANIZATION BY SHOPPING ON LINE
    Also check out Cafe Press to purchase CBHDC merchandise
    igive 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 iGive - 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.

    Thank you for caring about the horses, Elizabeth Forel - Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages - a standing committee of The Coalition for New York City Animals, Inc.

    Please DONATE to our campaign to ban the inhumane and unsafe carriage horse industry.