Call for horse-and-carriage ban pits Ottawa animal advocate against local operators and …

Liz Wheeler says she’s always identified as an animal advocate, rather than an activist.

Wheeler did email the OFM, sharing her concerns and asking them to stop “the outdated and unnecessary exploitation of horse-drawn rides”, and to work with the community to “develop a more humane entertain option,” such as holiday-decorated rickshaws.

The route is checked ahead of time to make sure it’s safe and a cart built for this purpose is used.

Their goal at the farmers’ market, Patterson said, is introducing people to horses and educating them about the importance of the animals, past and present, in the farming community.

“And that’s, I think, why it’s so hard to watch these allegations of, you know, abuse and … how we’re truly not treating these animals properly.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has been trying to fulfil a campaign pledge to ban their use, according to New York Times reporting.

After what she feels was silencing of dissenting voices by the Ottawa Farmers’ Market, Wheeler has planned a peaceful protest for next weekend.

I’d be more worried about the people on Murray Street that are sleeping on the sidewalk,” said Cundell.

He runs a horse-carriage business that does a variety of events around eastern Ontario, including Ottawa, from retirement home visits to weddings.

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