The group protested under the vacant City Council chambers, demanding Philly politicians remove horses from city streets.
“No sugarcoating, no hiding the facts. Horse-drawn carriages are outdated. They are dangerous, and they are cruel, and City Council needs to ban them,” Jacqueline Sadashige of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals told the news station.
“All the horses were overworked. They were rarely taken to the water bucket to be allowed to drink water. The operators routinely broke the law. They would go through red lights,” Whittaker said. “I would see carriage drivers looking down on their phone as they were going through very busy intersections on Michigan Avenue in Chicago.”
“There is power here today and if we all make a call, send an email, tweet or tag on social media asking for a change, we will make a difference,” Michelle Patterson, outreach manager for the American Wild Horse Campaign, said.
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