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Ban Deadly Horse Carriage Rides in NYC Now! Pass Romanch’s Law (Intro 943)
The time has come to END DEADLY HORSE CARRIAGE RIDES in New York City.
This summer, 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan was killed in Central Park when an out-of-control horse bolted and threw his family from a moving carriage. His death marked the eighth violent horse carriage incident in the past year injuring passengers, drivers and parkgoers. A week earlier, a horse named Deniz became the second horse to die pulling a carriage in the past year.
No amount of regulation or driver training can stop a horse’s instinct to flee when frightened, putting passengers, carriage drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, and bystanders at risk. Horses should not be forced to pull heavy carriages through crowds, breathe exhaust, travel on hot pavement, and spend off-hours confined to miserable, cramped stalls. With Romanch’s Law, we can stop this animal suffering, provide carriage workers with better jobs, promote safe enjoyment of parks, and save lives!
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6 Million New Yorkers and Notable Figures Lead the Push for a More Ethical & Equitable City.
“I’m a life long New Yorker, and this issue has been my passion for as long as I can remember, since first moving to the city in my teens, riding my bike to appointments and stopping on the corner next to a horse pulling a carriage and being punched in the gut looking at their exhausted faces. So many years of this – and as many years advocating for this ban.”
Edie Falco, Actress
“I’m writing not just as an advocate for animals, but as a staunch supporter of unions and workers’ rights, and a longtime member of SAG-AFTRA. I know that you must be getting tremendous pushback from the Transit Workers Union, but I hope you will stand firm on this issue and do everything you can to move Ryder’s Law forward.”
James Cromwell, Actor