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Someone should be held accountable for that scenario for sure. Horses are a valuable animal so I would think that alone should motivate the operators to protect them from that.
You're right, maybe a few more rules like not operating in bad heat and humidity makes sense.
It is just annoying seeing a horse pull fat tourists down the streets of Manhattan. But in all honesty I think there just needs to be tighter rules for operating horse drawn carriages.
As for the whole wanting to get the developable land out of this, I would have believed that more with Bloomberg and how pro development he was. But then again, this is Manhattan and every bit of land is valuable.
As others have mentioned, this is not about the horses, it's about the high-value land the stables are on. This scandal has been in the works reaching back to 2006, and many of those who worked to put Deblasio's in the mayor's office are real-estate developers with their eyes on that land.
It is just annoying seeing a horse pull fat tourists down the streets of Manhattan. But in all honesty I think there just needs to be tighter rules for operating horse drawn carriages.
As for the whole wanting to get the developable land out of this, I would have believed that more with Bloomberg and how pro development he was. But then again, this is Manhattan and every bit of land is valuable.
What are the rules as they stand now...and what would you change????
I would want to see them only working within the park and not the streets of the city. I would also not want them working on the hottest days in the summer where conditions can be deadly for work animals.
This might be one of the dumbest things I have ever read. Horses love what they do, they live for it. Just try leaving one of them in the stall someday when the carriage goes out and see what happens.
A horse that pulls a carriage, is well cared for is the happiest horse in the world. What does this idiot want to do, free them on the western plains? Then they could die of disease and starvation.
Do they? Did a horse choose to be put on this earth for our amusement?
This sounds a lot like Orcas and Sea World. Heck, I don't own any pets for that reason alone. That is just my two cents. Animals are animals and should be left alone.
What are the rules as they stand now...and what would you change????
the more important question to me is how often do regulators check on the welfare of the animal and how are the rules enforced? the first few pages of your link describe basic horse care and education. if one doesn't know this information one should not be operating this type of business. the regulations do need to be updated with more enforcement.
there is a lack of enforcement as the ASPCA has around 20 officers to check on over 200 horses and more drivers. the ASPCA mostly investigate cruelty and does not have the man power to oversee carriage horses as they should.
I would want to see them only working within the park and not the streets of the city. I would also not want them working on the hottest days in the summer where conditions can be deadly for work animals.
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