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Health Committee Rejects Move to Advance Bill Banning Horse-Drawn Carriages
Summary
The New York City Council Committee on Health declined to advance Intro. 967, a bill sponsored by Council Member Holden that would effectively ban horse-drawn carriages; members debated animal welfare, worker protections and a city transition offer before the item failed in committee.
The Committee on Health of the New York City Council met to consider Intro. 967, a proposal by Council Member Holden that would remove horse-drawn carriages from the city. Holden opened the meeting by invoking Mahatma Gandhi, calling animal welfare a measure of civic greatness, and urged the committee to schedule a public hearing so the public could testify.
Supporters and opponents framed the debate as a clash between animal welfare and worker protections. Council Member Marte said the city is…
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