A reintroduced bill to ban horse carriages from NYC does not include a provision to replace them with electric carriages. to switch to electric horseless carriages and retire their steeds.
“The horse carriage industry is a barbaric industry that in the 21st century needs to go away,” Holden said in a statement. “With Ryder’s Law, we will finally free the horses, dismantle this cruel industry, and support the drivers in finding new, sustainable employment.”The bill would prohibit selling the horses elsewhere into the carriage industry or to slaughterhouses, and would provide workforce development training for newly out-of-work carriage drivers.
Reached for comment, TWU carriage shop steward Christina Hansen said advocates for the bill don’t understand that for her and her colleagues, it’s not the carriages they’re attached to, but the horses.