This comes from City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez on the subject of horse drawn carriages in New York City.
Today legislation was announced that would ensure that in New York animal rights are in line with human rights. Sponsored by Councilmember Dromm and I, the horse carriage ban would ensure that horses are not forced to share our city's congested roadways alongside ambulances, trucks, and buses. Too many preventable incidents have already occurred and its time for New York to step up and ban this inhumane treatment of our horses like other cities have already done.
This legislation also provides an alternative means of livelihood for those whose jobs would be relocated because of the closing of this industry. We at the Council have made sure that while advocating for the the rights of our animal friends, we have not forgotten the potential human impact of this legislation.
The way our society treats animals directly reflects our society's dedication to equality and human rights. I know that the society I want my two daughters to live in values these animal rights. Today, we take another step forward towards that vision.
-Ydanis
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