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Seriously?And automobiles have done such wonders for our air quality, and our health. Maybe going back to horses wouldn't be a bad idea.
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — It’s a smelly problem that New York City apparently doesn’t want a whiff of – horse manure left by carriage horses has some people furious.
CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer found it in crosswalks along Central Park South, where pedestrians and bicyclists had to navigate around it, and all over the Central Park roadway, where many find it — you should pardon the term — a nagging problem. There are many names for it, but horse manure is the most polite. It’s left by carriage horses.
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“The dust, the dirt, the smell … it makes it hard to walk, run, do anything out here,” Manhattan resident Asher Lipman said. “It’s terrible. I’m glad you’re doing something about it.”
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It's a smelly problem that New York City apparently doesn't want a whiff of – horse manure left by carriage horses has some people furious.
newyork.cbslocal.com
New York City carriage horse euthanized after collapsing in Central Park
MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- A 12-year-old mare had to be euthanized Saturday evening following an acute medical emergency, according to the Historic Horse-Drawn Carriages of Central Park.The horse showed sudden signs of distress around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday in Central Park after doing a single ride and then waiting for approximately an hour and a half at the 7th Ave carriage stand.
Historic Horse-Drawn Carriages of Central Park's vet and their emergency horse trailer were called immediately, and the horse unhitched and unharnessed. She progressively and rapidly weakened in her hind end and unexpectedly collapsed.
Horse officials say the trailer arrived within 10 minutes of the call and, since the horse could not stand, she was slid into the trailer, following large animal rescue protocols, and returned to her stable on 52nd St.
Her regular vet was able to begin assessment and treatment within an hour, according to horse officials. Unfortunately, she was never able to stand, apparently due to cardiac insufficiency in her hind end, and her owner, in consultation with the vet, made the difficult decision to put her to sleep.
New York City carriage horse euthanized after collapsing in Central Park
A 12-year-old mare had to be euthanized Saturday evening following an acute medical emergency, according to the Historic Horse-Drawn Carriages of Central Park.
abc7ny.com
In the past, the horse related problem was far more horrendous, 1/2 starving horses, whipped to pull the wagon / carriage, an explosion of horse manure to clean up every day, the inevitable dead horses laying in the street waiting to be carted off to the glue factory.
You are advocating a return those conditions? Seriously?