A controversial video shows police officers trying to cool down a working horse with water and ice after he collapsed on a New York City street. NBC News’ Steven Romo reports on how animal activists are sounding the alarm over whether the popular tourist attraction of horse-drawn carriages should be banned.
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#NYC #horsecarriage #animalrights
White ppl always doing stuff causing pain than when it’s done to them it’s a big problem leave these animals alone
Listen, I am a hard core Trump Republican but I am 100% with the Animal rights activists here. There must be a limit to how much they work, how hot and how cold it has to be for them to not go outside, major stable inspection at unannounced times, logs of diet and medical care that the stable must keep and is subject to verification for truth at un announced times, a limited workday of 5 hours each day for a horse with 30 minute breaks every hour and a half, and requirements that fresh cold water are carried by the carriage at all times.
But if they dont work they will end up working in the glue factory…no horse wants to work in the glue factory.
They don’t WORK in the glue factory, they are used to MAKE the glue. But that hasn’t been done for a long time!
Heartbreaking!!!!!
Please end this carriage rides ,these horses are suffering under this horrible weather conditions , everyday day after day the horses need to be resting ,please rescue the horsers.
Sned the activist to the hood. I wana see how many blocks they survive…pfft
ABSOLUTELY DISGRACEFUL!
Hope the horse owner was arrested for animal cruelty and the horse is removed from him permanently.
Slavery is a choice right? Look familiar??????
Hey Christina Hansen, working in 94 degree temperatures covered in hair will make you collapse too, you ridiculous employee.
And hey, Eric Adams, how about support vocally and fully causes other than those related to police. We’re waiting.
It’s laying on the concrete with no shade wow
Animal activists need to shut there mouth
This is so messed up!!! The fact that their “owners” don’t give a crap about their horses and they only care about the money… it’s so sickening!!!
That poor horse had to have been a thing in trouble long before it collapsed. This happens every year. It’s too hot to be pulling carriages. That driver needs to be fined for animal abuse to think the horse lay down and could get back up. Dehydration. I am glad he is ok.
Hoping for the horses recovery and yes the horse should retire from pulling anymore carriages or wagons. I can see the activists side of sometimes inhumane treatment on the animals. I also see New Yorkers love and growing tradition to horse carriages. I’d hate to see the end of these horses going around the city I feel more should be done in protecting these horses whether it is from a scorching heat wave or droppings 💩 left by possums or other critters.
No moreeee horses
Rip horse 🐎🐎🐎
They need to better monitor what’s happening with these animals. When they were used as “working” horses in city limits, the city was still just a town and not coated in black top. Maybe, suspend them for the summer or only do them at night. And maybe feed them. That horse was too thin
Take note!
St. Louis stopped doing them because it was too hot for them, and this was years ago they stopped. People have been wanting them to stop much longer ago and not just for the heat but because of dangerous traffic. It is not safe to have horses do this in big cities.
This is not the same city, when horses were needed. Of course there needs to be oversight, of all animals. Fines are useless, if abuse is habitual. What happens to the horses after their service?
Put this animal abusive business to its end now!
This needs to end there’s no need for it
The lack of sympathy the man showed for the horse tells you all you need to know. He didn’t care at all, just wanted the horse to get back up and make him some money. I’m curious to know what “retiring” means
That’s not acceptable to make suffer an animal like this , repugnant
Bless the beasts and the children
I have never been more proud of the people that cared.
Yes, this is tramatic but people care and that changes everything.
We had a serious heatwave across the nation last week, dangerous temperatures with lots of humidity which is not healthy. NO animal should’ve been outside in that heat let alone working in that heat!! This son of a b**** needs to be fired and every horse drawn carriage should be shut down. I hope Ryder the horse is healthy, loved and protected. He deserves to retire in air conditioning bliss
We don’t need to have these beautiful animals used like this.
Human beings don’t deserve the planet that carries us..
😢 this is not ok
Like come on man it’s common sense !! My pets are always taken care of befor I do anything for myself especially in the heat of summer ! Soon as I get up it’s all about them then me . Show your animal the respect & care they deserve !This was cruel ! 🤦🏻♂️
Omg😔🐴❤ Lord poor horse beating him and he was poisoned by possum droppings that tells me the horse is kept in inhumane inhabitable conditions🙏🏾
Pets need to be made illegal, all living creatures deserve freedom.
Check all the horses for “EPF” , see what you find.
Sounds like victim blaming.
Ryder has only known hard work and not love all his life. He was a work horse for the Amish, who are notorious for mistreating their horses, sent to a slaughterhouse but was rescued to be a carriage horse and now this happens. Please send Ryder to a sanctuary, Help End Horse Slaugher
People who call this animal abuse are the actual animal abusers.
Like peta who abuses animals.
And the way that f..ing guy pulls on the horse,lucky him I am not there 😡🤬Poor baby.I hope the activist stop this Bullshish.2 Democrats for Governors that have done nothing,put pressure in regards to this disturbing issue on that Governor.
Someone should have cut that guy’s head off in the middle of the street when he started beating on the horse for being in the condition he put it in.
Omgosh!!!! They should band these businesses during hot weathers.
Poor house
How could you not feed a animal properly that makes you money.
Cant imagine the poor horse walking amidst all those exhaust fumes, trash and high humidity and heat. Guddamn shame. #FucCarriageRides
Look man they’re always going to be people out there that don’t deserve to have animals man they’re going to abuse them whether they’re riding them or not they would you see it time in and time out they didn’t Carriage riding is not going to stop horses being used I hate to tell you that some people are just s***** human being they shouldn’t own animals they shouldn’t have kids they shouldn’t take care of the elderly and when they do bad things happen you know what I mean not everybody that has a horse in the streets though and not everybody with a carriage company beats their horse when they they fall down you know what I mean you’re showing one a****** and having him be the face of every person that has a company like that I don’t think that’s right either
It’s nice and all to them but they should at least wait for the sun to go down.
Horses ribs are sticking out because he is starved by owner……Next step is owner will dump him in a meat slaughter auction for $…..Someone needs to adopt him….
Hot pavement can reach over 200degrees and burn horses hooves….
Tourists like bull fights too…..how about Central Park….or no, cruelty…
A competent and compassionate caregiver to the horses isnt nuclear science. Horses have historically been mans right arm in transportation. Keep it real. Romantic carriage rides are sweet. You either man-kind or man- unkind.
Bet the average person don’t know that he has to try to get that horse to stand ….they can count the ribs ? 💁🏾♂️ you animal rights people are disgusting
People to stop this should not take rides on them!!!
Union representatives will always protect this inhumane actions. It’s the money.
Horses shouldn’t be worked, but how about humans working in the heat? Let’s rally for the human workers. The Fedex, UPS, Amazon, and other delivery guys worked in the heat. One even died recently.
Those workers have a choice and a voice
I’ve never been an animal activist and I know this is torture.
they deserve to be free!
i think everyone is outraged
No need for this Get rid of this attraction and fine that cruel driver
Abuse….stop this madness.
That women is evil
Owner karma is coming
Everyone in UK should be watching this ! With all them horses in the heat carrying the lazys …
Why advocate for ban? With inquiry done doesn’t appear Abuse. Reasoning in hot or rainy Conditions but ban? Why?
No more horses in New York City. Enough is enough. Yes more regulations.
Catch names at this stoplight??
2019
Stop paying for this
What do you do with horses if you don’t use them for entertainment?
Answer…turn them into glue
Nyc money
Help this baby
You dont want this
Just to amuse stupid people,animals being abused ,not even feed right.This is animal abuse Those poor animals don’t deserve that .shame on the people who put them through this.
That man hitting the horse should go to jail.
Why newyork lots humanity
Lots of cases like this can be observed there, they are monsters
Heartbreaking!!!I hope others come to the aid of that poor horse in that heat,makes me ill to see this
While I don’t think horse drawn carriages should be ban that horse had enough . Send him to a farm upstate to live out his days .
Without the carriage business there be no horses in NYC🤷🏽 better treatment yes but I remember as a kid feeling mad seeing how donkeys were used for work in the island nowdays you cant find a donkey anywhere cause they not needed and I miss them🤦🏻♂️
All them people love eating at the bbq. All you eat meat. Stop it.
Your ancestor had slaves so shut up. Stop feeling sorry.
Possums droppings sounds like a new pandemic
Are we sure the cops didnt do something to the horse?
Disgrace!
That horse looks very thin! This should be outlawed!
I wonder if they require that a tutorial on horses before they do this kind of work. Just the basics, so they will notice if the animal is not well or fit. Just like when people notice their pet is sick. Then instead of hitting or kicking the animal they might see what’s wrong. Also before you put them to work you would make sure they’re hydrated and okay to work due to the heat. This incident can bring that to the fore I’m thinking.
Stop it now…there is absolutely no reason for carriage rides in a city.
To the abusers who drive these carriages , get a different kind of job ,these animals are not your slaves ,pedal people around in bike carriages if you must
Any type of horse should be mandatory checked once a month to see how it’s healthy’s anywhere in the world. But to all these people that are crying it’s abusive since it’s not stop it. What’s next oh you can’t cut your grass because you’re hurting the grass you shouldn’t buy flowers because you’re hurting flowers especially the cutlands it’s abuse. All the vegetables that you eat all the bread that is made from wheat anything that is growing is alive and yes all that stuff does have feelings. Do you research it has been proven by scientists.
Blatant animal abuse. Go vegan
Why didn’t you shoe the part of the footage that shows the horse being whipped while down?!
1) arrest that animal abuser
2) ban horses in NYC
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How would the reverse roles were played? If the horse beats the man. Just ban these rides it’s so inhumane and these rides are so expensive!!!
Id bet if the horse never collapse none of those animal rights gonna protest…what a loser group
https://youtu.be/X-p9Ozk6mgg
Maybe the owner should be the one pulling that cart.
You can live without those horses 🐎
this is awful even when i take my dog for walks i bring water and on hot days we do either shorter walks and stop to give him water every block or so if its too much heat and even water isnt helping we go back or wait til the sun goes down and then go for a walk hope animal welfare do a constant check
It’s disgraceful that in NYC you still have these primitive rides. Speaks volume of the people there.
Just because something is a ‘tradition’ doesn’t mean it’s right. New York can figure out other ways to haul around tourists for their site seeing tours without abusing horses. Cocaine in Coca-Cola, slavery, etc were all ‘traditional’ practices. See where I’m going with this? Stop it!
😥 poor horse. Be kind to animals
Thank goodness for the animal activist fighting and advocating for the poor horse!! 🙏🏼💚🐎
All you animal lovers should be happy these horses have purpose. But the US, Mexico, and Canada slaughter almost 1 million horses a year for food. And China leads the world. We gotta eat, duh