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Awful Horse and Carriage Crash in NYC

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Just so inhumane and dangerous. Can crashes into carriage. They have them here in Seattle. I just hate them, although it sounds like NYC is particularly bad.

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To the Editor: Re “ Drummer Denies He Intentionally Spooked Horse That Died ” (news article, Sept. To the Editor: Re “ Drummer Denies He Intentionally Spooked Horse That Died ” (news article, Sept. Zelda Penzel New York, Sept. Shame on Mayor Michael R.

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From Today's New York Times

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To the Editor: Re “ We Eat Horses, Don’t We? ,” by Christa Weil (Op-Ed, March 5): Ms. Horses slaughtered in America today go not to feed the poor and the hungry but to satisfy the esoteric palates of wealthy diners in Europe and Japan. But horses are not cows, pigs or chickens. Yes, all food animals should meet a dignified end.

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To the Editor: Re “ Audit Criticizes City on Care of Carriage Horses ” (news article, Sept. 6): While it’s commendable to finally see an official acknowledgment of the hideous conditions in which the carriage horses are forced to exist, the suggested remedies would just be a Band-Aid for an inherently inhumane situation.

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To the Editor: An addendum should be made to your editorial ’s point that all horses deserve the “generosity of conscience” that was expended to save Barbaro. Just days before Barbaro was humanely put down, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act was reintroduced in Congress.