3rd Rock from the Sun’s Kristen Johnson Warns About the Dangers of Horse-Drawn Carriages
In a scandalous PETA ad that has her draped naked over a horse, Kristen Johnson denounces horse-drawn carriages as cruel.
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Horses in horse-drawn carriages often have to work long hours in brutal conditions and have a life-expectancy of just 4 years, as compared to horses in the police force that can live closer to 14 years. The horses can also have problems with their respiratory system from breathing so close to the tailpipes of cars and can suffer from lameness and poor housing conditions.
Kristen Johnson releasing her ad, urged tourists to “Oh my god, just take a walk.”
The ad was released this past Thursday on New York City taxis and buses.
For the people who know nothing about our horses, how they live or how many regulations we have: We have NEVER been cited for cruelty in over 150 yrs. We have 5 stables, 2 of which are state of the art. All of our horses in nyc have box stalls. (which the mounted police horses dont even have)They get ferrier care, worming, and dental and vet care on a schedualed basis…which is all recorded for the city. We are overseen by 5 agencies (we have more regulations and oversight than at-risk children). We have temp restrictions, and hr work restrctions which are overseen by the aspca. We send our horses to vacations on farms 3-4 months out of each yr. When our horses are retired they are adopted out through one of 3 adoption programs we use. We are licensed 4 times over (carriage, driver, horse,and stable) We are fully insured. Our horses were trained specifically for this job… PETA is really good at lying to people. their intentions are evil. They want to do away with all human to animal relationships. ALL of them including pets. Its disgusting. Whats even more disgusting is that people like Kristen Johnston (who dont know anything about horses in the first place) are halping them!
If you want the TRUTH you can see my videos on youtube of my horses on my farm and in their stable in nyc and at work. This is the TRUTH. I can prove everything I say….they cant! Please take a look before you believe everything they say.
http://www.youtube.com/user/peeba76
PETA is NOT lying. Although the horses may have the very best health care they still get hit by cars and they aren’t in a natural environment. There are far too many cars and too many people with roadrage in NYC (and all over the planet!) for horses to be used in this way around them.
Just because we’ve used horses this way in the past doesn’t mean it should continue. That does not justify it.
The TRUTH coming from someone who profits from this industry isn’t always the most reliable source. Doing research about the issue is the only way to really find the TRUTH!
Thanks for calling attention to this important issue (and for the shout-out). People need to know just how cruel horse drawn carriages can be, despite the protests of those who profit from these animals. Visit http://www.peta.org/feat-hdc_campaign.asp to find out more about what you can do to stop this cruel practice.