#Carriage #horses keep #collapsing. Will you #help us end their #suffering?

This poor horse collapsed while pulling a carriage full of tourists. We must fight to ensure this never happens again! Sign Now Dear friends, While we stay home, practicing self isolation in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, many of us are fantasizing about activities we can one day return to. But one pastime should stay in the past — the cruel practice of horse carriage rides. During one of these rides in 2018, a distressed horse fell down on a busy NYC street. We know this because footage of the grim scene was captured and shared by the group Stopping NYC Horse Abuse. Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for overworked, exhausted horses to fall down in the middle of traffic while pulling carriages. Sadly, NYC is one of many American cities that still allow the wholly unnecessary and completely inhumane practice of horse carriage rides to persist in spite of protests. Throughout the country, from Charlotte to Cleveland, horses are forced to pull tourists — sometimes through extreme conditions like during snowstorms, torrential downpours, and heatwaves — all the while unaware of the real cost to the horse. This practice needs to end today. Sign the petition and tell NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to ban horse carriage rides! Thank you,   Lauren W. The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Carriage rides are cruel, and this footage proves it. Tell Mayor Bill de Blasio to ban horse carriages once and for all!