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13 Feb 2008
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Protest to ban horse-drawn carriages in
NYC
Singer Chrissie Hynde has joined the protest movement in New
York to ban horse-drawn carriages from the city.
Last month
fellow musician Pink added her voice to those who support the
ban, and featured on a Peta billboard in the city.
Hynde, who has joined forces with Peta, said: "Learning
about how horses have died in accidents and seeing their pathetic stalls
have caused me to change my tune about the carriage horses".
The banning of horse-drawn carriages from the city started
with the
Coalition to Ban Horse Drawn Carriages. And last year a less-than-rosy
report by
New York's Comptroller has added momentum to the movement.
Legislation backing a ban was introduced by New York City
Council Member Tony Avella, and os joined by council member Maria Del Carmen
Arroyo, Melissa Mark Viverito and Annabel Palma.
The Peta-Pink billboard will be in Times Square for a month,
and already the campaign has been hailed a success. Huge press coverage in
the US has ensued, with Pink being interviewed by various media, including
Associated Press Television, Reuters Television, RTL German TV, CBS, Access
Hollywood, BBC Radio. ependent Television News), Gothamist AceShowBiz,
Popcrunch, and SkyNews.
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