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71% of NYC voters want to ban horse-drawn carriages after collapse incident: poll

Police try to cool down a carriage horse that collapsed on Aug. 10.
Police try to cool down a carriage horse that collapsed on Aug. 10.
New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A new poll carried out on behalf of animal rights organizations found 71% of New York City voters support proposed legislation that would replace horse-drawn carriages with electronic carriages.

The poll, which was conducted by John Zogby Strategies on behalf of Voters for Animal Rights and the Animal Legal Defense Fund, surveyed 501 voters.


A little over 71% said they support banning horse carriages. Just under 14% opposed the legislation, and 15% said they were undecided.

Queens Councilmember Robert Holden introduced legislation in July that would end the use of horse-drawn carriages in the city.

Recent video of a carriage driver hitting a horse after it collapsed led to a renewed wave of calls to end the use of horse-drawn carriages in New York City.

The horse from the video was retired to a farm upstate after the incident.