"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated, and that compassion should extend to all living beings, especially in the most helpless, said Holden. The greatness of a city council should also be measured by that, and the greatness of a council member should be measured by that. He accused colleagues of discrimination and claimed the committee had avoided holding a public hearing on the issue for four years. He also referenced cities around the world that have banned carriages and held up an example of an electric-powered carriage meant to replace horses as part of his earlier legislative proposal."
"A bill to phase out New York City's horse-drawn carriage industry stalled Friday after the City Council's Committee on Health voted against sending the measure to the full Council. The bill, known as Ryder's Law (Intro. 967) and sponsored by Council Member Robert Holden, failed in committee by a vote of 14, with two abstentions. The vote comes amid heightened public scrutiny of the carriage industry following the collapse of Ryder, the horse whose 2022 death inspired the bill, and several incidents since, including he recent death of a horse named Lady near Times Square."
Ryder's Law (Intro. 967), a proposal to phase out New York City's horse-drawn carriage industry, failed to advance after the City Council Committee on Health voted 14 against with two abstentions. The measure gained urgency following Ryder's 2022 collapse and other incidents, including the recent death of a horse named Lady near Times Square. The November 14 meeting was not a public hearing under Rule 7.110, which was invoked to force the vote. The sponsor invoked animal-welfare rhetoric and an electric-carriage alternative, sought a public hearing but was ruled out of order, and faced strong pushback from colleagues defending the industry.
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