Mamdani and city council leader agree on ban that would make it illegal to operate horse-drawn carriages in the city

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the leader of the New York City council have agreed to ban horse-drawn carriages from the city, a popular tourist attraction that has faced widespread scrutiny.

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  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    174·
    6 天前

    But what happens to horses who aren’t working anymore?

    The bill also requires the city to implement a program to assist drivers in getting rid of their horses humanely – prohibiting the horses from being sold or transported for slaughter or sold for horse-drawn carriage industries elsewhere.

    Who wants horses on those terms?

    • FerretyFever0@fedia.io
      14·
      6 天前
      • “The bill also requires the city to implement a program to assist drivers in getting rid of their horses humanely – prohibiting the horses from being sold or transported for slaughter or sold for horse-drawn carriage industries elsewhere.”

      Well, they won’t be shot.

      • crank0271@lemmy.worldEnglish
        71·
        6 天前

        Technically according to this (not like I’ve read the proposed bill or anything), they just can’t sell or transport the horses to be shot. Presumably they could be shot in place.

        • Omgpwnies@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          6 天前

          I would hope that the bill included language that restricted the sale to a vetted list of stables that will not immediately re-sell the horse to slaughter.

    • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
      3·
      6 天前

      The same thing that happens to horses that are too old to work anymore? Do you expect these horses to work until they are dead? That does happen, but it isn’t normal.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      5 天前

      The reality is there are a lot of neglected horses across rural America. They are expensive to properly maintain.