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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 AND COLLEAGUES ** website facelift ** educational demo ** NYC mayoral race ** NYS Avella/Rosenthal bill - take action **

OUR REVISED WEB SITE
a little nip and tuck
nose to tailpipe We recently gave our web site - www.banhdc.org - a minor face lift. We could not get involved in a complete re do - just too complicated at this time for an all volunteer group with little free time. But we think it is much easier to navigate. We hope you like it. The thought here is to make it easy for you to get involved with our social media outlets - i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, our blog, o sign up for our newsletter and to read our articles. We even added a site map, which will be developed and a search engine to search our extensive site.

CARRIAGE HORSES - EDUCATIONAL DEMO
next Saturday April 20, 2013
Please join the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages and activists as we educate tourists about the inhumane and unsafe horse-drawn carriage trade.
  • When: Saturday - April 20, 2013
  • Time: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
  • Where: North west corner of Central Park South and Fifth Avenue

WHAT'S NEW IN THE NYC MAYORAL RACE?
Whew! - what a week it's been.
Every week, we address the most important media coverage in the NYC mayoral race. To see past newsletters, please check out out archives - click here. You may also visit the Facebook page Defeat Christine Quinn for more information. These two articles are of particular importance to our campaign.

BILL TO BAN HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES IN NYS LEGISLATURE
Please make calls - Bill Numbers: S667 and A997 + Sign the petition
horse pigeons 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 and A997 . Text in CAPS is new. Text with a strike through is deleted. (photo by MC)

PLEASE CALL MEMBERS OF CITIES COMMITTEE
to support S667 and A997 - The horses need your help!
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to make calls and write e-mails to state legislators. If you have not yet done this, please do it now. It does not have to be done at one time. The horses need your help. The best way to lobby your representative is to meet in person. If anyone wants to do that, please contact us at [email protected]. The next best thing is a snail mail letter. Please see our newsletter from last week for the names of all the Cities Committee members and the links to their pages. Then comes phone calls. They are effective also. The telephone list is divided into Senate and Assembly - please make as many phone calls as you can. All you have to say is: My name is ______ and I live in ______ (borough or other city if not New York.) I am calling in support of S667 (or A997 if you are calling an Assemblymember.) I would like to know if Senator ______ (or Assemblymember _______ ) will sponsor this bill, which would prohibit the operation of horse-drawn carriages in New York City. Please get back to me on this issue. I will call back in a few days if I do not hear from you. " You should leave your e-mail , telephone number and/or address. If you live outside of New York City or state, please call anyway. This issue has resonated around the world and the carriage trade is frequented by tourists. If they ask for any information and they generally do not - and if you are not able to provide it - tell them you will get back to them and then contact us - [email protected]. Please note changes in BOLD.
  • CITIES COMMITTEE - SENATE:
  • Andrew Lanza - chairman (NYC) - (518) 455-3215
  • Greg Ball (845) 279-3773
  • Neil D. Breslin (518) 455-2225
  • John A. DeFrancisco - (Syracuse) (315) 428-7632
  • Mark Grisanti - (Buffalo) (716) 854-8705
  • CITIES COMMITTEE - ASSEMBLY
  • Felix Ortiz - chairman - (NYC) (718) 492-6334
  • Joseph Borelli (NYC) (718) 967-5194
  • Edward Braunstein (NYC) (718) 357-3588
  • John Ceretto (Niagara Falls) (716) 282-6062
  • Jane Corwin (Clarence) (716) 839-4691
  • Marcos Crespo (NYC) (718) 893-0202
  • Rafael L. Espinal, Jr. (NYC) (718) 235-5627
  • Michael Kearns (Buffalo) (716) 826-0152
  • Micah Kellner - (NYC) (212) 860-4906
  • Shelley Mayer (Yonkers) (914) 779-8805
  • John McDonald III (518) 455-4474
  • Walter Mosley (NYC) (718) 596-0100
  • Bill Nojay (585) 334-5210
  • James Tedisco (Schenectady) (518) 370-2812
  • David Weprin (NYC) (718) 454-3027
  • E-mail addresses are deemed to be not as effective because they can be easily deleted. However, if you do not have the time to make phone calls and want to take the chance and write an e-mail - these are the groupings: SENATE [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] ASSEMBLY [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

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    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.

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