Horse Drawn Carriages Animal Rights Articles Moo-ving people
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horses work in shoddy conditions Published in NEWSDAY, September
7, 2007 : Central Park's horse-drawn carriages stroll through
one of the city's most beautiful landscapes but the animals
endure some of New York's harshest conditions, according to a
report by the city comptroller. The audit from Comptroller
William Thompson found that the animals don't get enough water
and walk on blazing asphalt in the summer. Thompson charged two
city agencies with strengthening their oversight of the
industry. The report was met with measured praise from animal
rights groups. "No one paid any attention to the problem and it
was there for everybody to see," said Elizabeth Forel, president
of the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages. "It's a disgrace
that when the comptroller brings it to light everybody's running
to catch up." At the top of