Category Archives: Carriage horses
Quinn vs de Blasio on Horses
Due to her ties to the Queens Democratic machine, Christine Quinn continues to block efforts to take NYC’s carriage horses off the streets of midtown. Bill deBlasio, on the other hand, is taking a stand based on principle, not politics.
Allon calls out Quinn’s support for carriage horse industry
“The current speaker of the City Council, Christine Quinn, has blocked the efforts to take these horses off the streets and out of harm’s way since a bill was introduced to ban the trade in 2007.”
Angelica Huston
“Actress Anjelica Huston has urged City Councilwoman Christine Quinn to put horse-drawn carriages out to pasture. . . “It’s surprising to me,” Huston wrote in the March 1 missive, “that a city known for its progressive spirit still allows this cruel and dangerous tourist trap.” (Quinn has blocked the legislative efforts to take the horses off the streets).
Quinn is ally of carriage industry
“Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn are staunch allies of the tiny industry.”
Quinn praises her compassion
After forcing a bill through the City Council to give carriage operators a rate hike, Christine Quinn held a press conference in which she praised her compassion for animals.
