W.A.R. Protests The Exploitation Of NYC Carriage Horses During Hurricane Irene

On August 27th, 2011, New York City braced itself for the coming of Hurricane Irene. Parts of the city underwent a mandatory evacuation and, in an historic event, the entire NYC subway system was closed down. If the city was going to be dangerous enough that whole neighborhoods were being evacuated, you wouldn't expect the carriage horses to be working would you? Wrong! Out they were, miserable as always, being pounded by wind and rain. The carriage drivers (who so love their horses, as they tell us) were willing to put the animals and the people in harms way to make a buck. It was not until the NYPD drove around and actually closed all of Central Park, that the blood suckers had to take their slaves home to their tenement "stables." For photos and more info go to: http://www.blindersthemovie.com/2011/08/28/carriage-horses-worked-during-nyc-...

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• carriage horses
• carriage horse industry
• carriage drivers
• win animal rights
• exploitation
• blinders
• hurricane irene

[69brokendreams]

@nyc4animals My cousin is very fond of the work that they do she does not like animal abuse which is a very good thing :)

[nyc4animals]

@69brokendreams Yes, they are based in the UK.

[69brokendreams]

@nyc4animals Okay thanks. :) Have you heard of the youtube channel "animalaid".

[nyc4animals]

@69brokendreams I was trying to post some websites for you but youtube doesn't seem to allow that. If you google iron in the vegan diet you will get many resources of vegan choices that are rich in iron.

[69brokendreams]

@nyc4animals She is finding that the only dairy products she can eat without getting ill is eggs so that is the main reason but she struggles on the part of how to get enough iron into her diet.

[nyc4animals]

@69brokendreams Hi. I assume you mean nutritional advice? Since she is already vegetarian, it shouldn't be too difficult to give up the dairy products. Nowadays there are so many more options than there used to be. There is now almond, hemp or soy milk, Daiya vegan cheese (for those who find it hard to give up cheese) and make sure she eats a variety of vegetables and takes a Vit. B12 supplement.

[69brokendreams]

@nyc4animals Cool. My cousin is 14 and is trying to be vegan do you have any advice i could give her. Apart from think about the animals your hurting. She is already vegetarian but she wants to go that one step further.

[nyc4animals]

@69brokendreams We are vegan.

[69brokendreams]

Well said just one question are any of the activist in this video vegan or vegetarian?

[donnymossnyc]

Take these horses off the streets and out of harm's way!!!!