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    HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES

    The image of a horse-drawn carriage ride through New York City’s streets at night may seem very romantic, but the suffering the horses go through makes it anything but. Horses simply aren’t meant to work in an urban setting. They develop respiratory problems from sucking exhaust all day. They develop leg problems from walking on hard pavement. They have been known to die from the heat. And because horses are easily spooked and cities are noisy and busy, they occasionally lose their cool and end up causing damage and injuring people. The simplest thing you can do to put a stop to horse-drawn-carriage businesses is simply not patronize them. But if you want to go a step further, you can write a letter to your local government in support of a ban on horse-drawn carriages. Many American cities already have such bans in place. (PETA)