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Philly to Start 2018 Right by Shutting Down Philadelphia Carriage Co.

This company came under fire after it illegally forced sick horses to haul heavy carriages day in and day out.

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PETA Members Join NYCLASS to Protest Cruel Horse-Drawn Carriages in New York

More than 50 animal rights activists gathered in New York City to draw attention to the horse-drawn carriage industry.

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Pedestrians Panic as Escaped Horse Runs Through New York Traffic

Horse-drawn carriages are simply accidents waiting to happen.

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How Many Horses Must Suffer Before NYC Bans Horse-Drawn Carriages?

A horse is back on the streets of New York City less than one week after collapsing while pulling a carriage.

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Dedicated Celebrity Friend of PETA Honored at ‘Sublime’ Restaurant

Alan Cumming has been working with PETA to stop cruelty to animals for over a decade, so we honored him for his kindness.

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Horse Drowns After Pulling Carriage Into Ice-Covered River

If you weren’t horrified by this archaic industry before, you will be after reading this story.

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Horse Collapses in Busy Hell’s Kitchen Intersection

A bystander saw the carriage driver “screaming for the horse to make the green light.”

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Horse-Drawn Carriage Leaves Trail of Blood on Charleston Streets

This is just the latest in a string of incidents in Charleston in which horses or carriage riders have been injured.

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Gillian Anderson and Pink Speak Up for Horses as NYC Carriage Vote Is Abruptly Canceled

What do Emmy Award–winning actor Gillian Anderson and three-time Grammy-winning musical artist Pink have in common?

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Everything That’s Wrong With Horse Carriages in One Horrific Photo

Horses aren’t cars.

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12-Year-Old Charleston Horse Injured in Fall While Pulling Carriage

Even with a heat index of 125 degrees, horses in Charleston’s carriage industry are still forced to work. After today, one of them may never walk again.

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P!nk Calls Out Haters and Speaks Up for Horses

Outspoken rocker P!nk Tweets loud and clear for NYC’s beleaguered horses.

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Alan Cumming: Ending the Carriage Trade Makes Horse Sense

The Good Wife star and Tony-award winning actor Alan Cumming on why it’s time for New York City to rein in the cruel horse-drawn carriage trade.

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Victory! San Juan Gives Horse-Drawn Carriages the Boot

Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto signed an executive order banning the use of horse-drawn carriages anywhere in the Puerto Rican capital.

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Photo of the Day: No Luck Needed—Just an eCarriage!

The horseless eCarriage is the queen of the Queens St. Pat’s for All Parade.

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Photo by Julie Cappielo
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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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