Looking for New York: Is it finally time to ban Central Park’s iconic carriage horses?

Moving from Ridglan’s Beagles to New York’s Carriage Horses

We helped secure a humane future for Ridglan’s beagles. Now we’re prepared to help New York’s carriage horses find safe homes of their own. This week, the rescue of the beagles from Ridglan Farms reached its humane finale. A total of 2,115 dogs were pulled from their cages in windowless buildings. The Center for a ... Read more The post From Ridglan’s Beagles to New York’s Carriage Horses appeared first on .

Looking for New York: Is it finally time to ban Central Park’s iconic carriage horses?

(Arianna Kaplan • The Student Life) If you’ve been to the south end of Central Park, chances are you’ve seen the iconic carriage horses. Maybe you’ve even ridden in one on a family trip to New York, eager to partake in an activity that’s widely seen as emblematic of the city. Soon, however, you might not be able to take a carriage ride at all. Following the collapse and death of a carriage horse in early June, and the tragic death of an eighteen…