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May 17, 2008 12:19:10 AM CDT



PETA Goes After NYC Carriages  

Posted Mar 19, 08 3:33 PM CDT in US Arts & Living    Editor's Choice

(newser) – Animal-rights activists have long been champing at the bit to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City, and a PETA publicity strongman is in town to do just that, New York magazine reports. Though Michael Bloomberg and others in City Hall support the trade, PETA's Dan Mathews—legendary for his anti-fur tactics—has been crusading to ramp up attention since a Queens councilman proposed a ban in December.

Mathews has taken his message to the front lines, lambasting carriage drivers in Central Park for their "disgusting” trade and deriding the animals' “shackles.” He's also recruiting celebrities such as Alec Baldwin and Cheryl Hines along the way. In recent years, spooked horses have caused a handful of traffic accidents, the magazine notes, and stable conditions are reportedly cramped. The carriage business supports some 450 jobs.

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PETA Goes After NYC Carriages
Horse-pulled carriages roll through New York's Central Park in a 1997 file photo. The horse-drawn carriages that clip clop around Central Park could be banned under City Council legislation.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
PETA Goes After NYC Carriages
Horse-drawn carriage operators make the best of a sunny day as fall foliage appears in Central Park.   (Getty Images)
PETA Goes After NYC Carriages
A horse-drawn carriage ride through Central Park in winter.   (Archive Photos)
PETA Goes After NYC Carriages
A horse drawn carriage and ferries passengers through Central Park in fall.   (Getty Images)
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