By Selwyn Duke
They used to hang horse thieves — now they elect them mayor. As many know, New York City’s new commandant, Bill de Blasio, has sworn that one of his first acts upon taking office will be to ban Central Park’s iconic horse-drawn carriages. He claims that forcing horses to work in Manhattan is inhumane, but is he really just kowtowing to a big real-estate developer who heavily supported his campaign?
Interestingly, there was a time when de Blasio was more blasé about these animal-rights concerns. In fact, when he had the chance as a City Council member to support legislation banishing NYC’s hansom cabs in 2007, he balked. Now, though, he leaves no doubt as to his position. As NBC New York wrote:
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Selwyn conveniently neglects to mention the fact that many of these horses in New York HAVE been horribly abused . It's not new mayor De Blasio who should be hung, but the bastards who abuse these horses. (I'm not in favor of the death penalty for anyone , I was just using hyperbole ).
Posted by: Robert Berger | January 08, 2014 at 05:06 PM