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
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Carriage Horse demo ** our ad campaign ** Hot weather tips about carriage horse - what to do ** NYC Mayoral race ** NYS Avella/Rosenthal bill - take action **
CARRIAGE HORSE EDUCATIONAL DEMO
Saturday - June 29th
Please join the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages as we educate tourists about the inhumane, abusive and unsafe horse-drawn carriage trade and speak out for the horses.
- When: Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
- Where: NYC - north side of Central Park South off Fifth Avenue near the hack line.
(picture by Mickey Z. The stream is coming from a manhole cover.)
WEATHER RESTRICTIONS FOR CARRIAGE HORSES
What you can do - Know the law
HOT WEATHER: Summer officially begins on June 21st but already NYC has experienced very hot and humid weather when the carriage horses were suspended from working. This is the law, which you can see here. � 17-330 Regulations - o.2. Carriage horses shall not be worked whenever the air temperature is 90 degrees fahrenheit or above.
3. For purposes of this subdivision, temperatures shall be those measured by a state-of-the-art thermometer, as determined by the commissioner, as measured by the commissioner or his or her designee at street level at one of the stands designated pursuant to section 19-174 of the code.
Please note that humidity is not a consideration in the regulations.
What this means is that the ASPCA Humane Law Officers are the "designees" who will determine the temperature measured by a special thermometer, which only the Officers have. When it is expected to hit 90 degrees, the officer is generally at the hack line ready to take the temperature. When it reaches 90 on his thermometer, he suspends the trade for the day and the drivers are instructed to go back to their stables.
If you know it is at least 90 Degrees and see no officers on site, please call the ASPCA at 212-876-7700 - ext. 4450. If you do not get an answer, call back and dial 0 and ask to speak with someone. Take pictures and get license plate information if you can. (picture by Mary Culpepper; taken during a recent heavy rain when the drivers did not take the horses in.)
HEAVY RAIN: Title 24 - DoH - � 4-05. Working Conditions.
(b) Environment. (1) Owners shall not allow a horse to be worked on a public highway, path or street during adverse weather or other conditions which are a threat to the health or safety of the horse and the public. Adverse weather conditions shall include but not be restricted to snow, ice, heavy rain or other slippery conditions. A horse being worked when such conditions develop shall be returned to the stable by the most direct route as soon as practicable.
In this instance, the ASPCA officers are not required to order the driver back to the stable. The driver is supposed to do so on his own honor and volition. If you see a violation of this regulation, please call the ASPCA at 212-876-7700 - x 4450 - or dial 0 for operator. ALWAYS TAKE PICTURES and record the license number of the carriages that are disobeying the law and their exact location.
OUR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN CONTINUES THANKS TO YOU
Ban horse-drawn carriages
Our advertising campaign continues. This coming week, we are advertising in Metro on Wednesday and the weekly Downtown Express, which comes out on Wednesday. Keep a look out.
A heartfelt THANKS to all of you who have already donated to this cause to be part of our advertising campaign. We plan to add more ads based on available funds. If you would like to contribute and help us to get the message out in more papers, please send us a donation via this link. Click here. Donations by PayPal or check are welcome. Depending on the size, the number of times an ad is run, and the newspaper, the cost has ranged from $350 to $700 per ad. We are all volunteer so every dollar donated goes back into the organization.
WHAT'S NEW IN THE NYC MAYORAL RACE?
Every week, we address the most important media coverage in the NYC mayoral race. To see past newsletters, please check out our archives - click here.
We often look to the Facebook page of Defeat Christine Quinn for the latest news on the race. If you are on Facebook, please like this page.
BILL TO BAN HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES IN NYS LEGISLATURE
Please make calls - Bill Numbers: S667 and A997 + Sign the petition
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.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
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.
All of the information we previously published on our newsletter is now on our web site under What You Can Do. Please read it and take action.
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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 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.
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