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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 ** Carriage Horse demo ** help us record violations ** our ongoing ad campaign ** NYC Mayoral race ** NYS Avella/Rosenthal bill - take action **

CARRIAGE HORSE EDUCATIONAL DEMO
Next Saturday - June 29th
nose to tailpipe 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 (picture by Mickey Z. The stream is coming from a manhole cover.)

    BE OUR EYES AND EARS
    Help us report carriage driver violations
    uturn These are some of the videos activists have captured that show clear violations in the NYC carriage trade. For the record, they all have been reported to the ASPCA, Department of Health and Department of Consumer Affairs. The ASPCA officers cannot ticket for a violation that they did not personally see. OVERLOADING is a big problem. The Administrative Code prohibits more than four adults in the carriage. Yet some drivers continue to ignore this law as evidenced in these videos. The law is cited in the Administrative Code under the Department of Consumer Affairs - Section 20-372 Definitions: 5. "Horse drawn cab" shall mean a horse drawn vehicle operating for hire, so designed and constructed to comfortably seat not more than four adults, or two adults and four children, each of whom is under twelve years of age, or three adults and two children, each of whom is under twelve years of age, in the interior thereof. Here are three.
    • Video #1
      • This is carriage #1059, whose principle owners are Douglas Philip and Gerald Flanagan. We do not know who was driving.
    • Video #2
      • This carriage is #1116, owned by Rosario Lucio Fucarino. We do not know who was driving.
    • Video #3
      • Although this video appears distorted, you can easily see the five adults who intended to go into the carriage until they were reprimanded by an activist. Notice how the driver yells at her. This is carriage # 1063 whose principle owner is Luigi Gattuso. We do not know who was driving.

    U-TURNS are also a big problem - especially in a congested city like NY.

    • Video
      • Drivers typically make an illegal u-turn on Central Park South as shown here . This is where Oreo, a NYC carriage horse, spooked and bolted last year as her driver was trying to make the u-turn. The carriage is #1034 and the horse is #3519.
    Please note that this video was taken on July 1, 2012 and the horse's hoof number, which clearly shows, is #3519. Yet, the horse does not show up in my Horse Disposition Report. I received lists of horses in the system from the Department of Health, which are listed in the report -- dated 4/24/12; 12/17/12 and 4/30/13. They represent "snap shots" of the status quo the day the report was run. It is not a running tally. So clearly, this horse is no longer in the system and his license was not renewed between 4/24/12 and 12/17/12. The carriage is owned by Eli Carriage whose principal is Eli Melech Harel I wonder if Mr. Harel would care to tell us what happened go horse #3519.

    If you see anything you think might be a violation, please photograph or video tape it for us. It helps if your camera is date and time stamped. Always let us know more information - such as the carriage license number if it does not show; the exact location of the violation - i.e., Central Park South off Sixth Avenue; and the time of the occurrence. Send it to coalition@banhdc.org

    OUR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN CONTINUES THANKS TO YOU
    Ban horse-drawn carriages
    flash Our advertising campaign continues. Last week we advertised in Metro on Wednesday and the weekly Downtown Express, which comes out on Thursday. Coming up is a big week - Staten Island Advance on Tuesday 6/25; Gay City News (weekly) on Thursday 6/26 and Metro also on Thursday 6/26. Please pick up a copy.

    A heartfelt THANKS to all of you who have already donated to this cause to be part of our advertising campaign. It is so appreciated. We plan to add more ads based on available funds. Please be part of history! 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.

    PLEASE JOIN US ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
    Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Google Blog & Flickr

    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.