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Media Advisory: DE BLASIO, ANIMAL GROUPS TO PRESSURE CITY COUNCIL ON HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES
MEDIA ADVISORY:
Press Conference On Steps Of City Hall -- Monday, May 21st at 1:30PM
DE BLASIO, ANIMAL GROUPS TO PRESSURE CITY COUNCIL ON HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES
Public Advocate, NYCLASS To Urge City Council To Back Pilot Program That Protects Tourism By Replacing Central Park Horses With Vintage-Replica Cars
With Council Stalling On Key Animal Welfare Issue, NYCLASS To Deliver Over 83,000 Signatures In Support Of Vintage-Replica Car Trial
New York, NY – Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets (NYCLASS), and PETA will hold apress conference on the steps of City Hall in Manhattan on Monday, May 21st at 1:30 PM to urge the Council to support a pilot program that would phase out the horse-drawn carriage industry in New York City and replace it with vintage-replica electric cars. At no cost to the city, the pilot program would test out the viability of replacing the carriage horse industry with an electric vintage-replica car – a cleaner, safer and animal-friendly alternative.
WHO: New Yorker for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets (NYCLASS)
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio
Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito
Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez
Council Member Daniel Dromm
PETA
Rational Animal
Catskill Animal Sanctuary
Animal Haven
Seraphim12
WHAT: Press conference
WHEN: Monday, May 21st at 1:30 PM
WHERE: City Hall Steps – New York, NY
PRESS CONTACT: Phil Singer or Peter Ajemian
347-514-8941
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Rally at City Hall This Monday!
New Yorkers want an end to the dangerous, inhumane NYC carriage horse industry. City Council has the power to put a stop to this - and NYCLASS has a solution and the backing of 83,000 supporters.
On Monday, May 21st at 1:30 PM, rally on the steps of City Hall with NYCLASS and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio to deliver 83,000 petition signatures! RSVP now.
It's time to send the message loud and clear to "JUST SAY YES" to electric vintage replica cars, and "NO" to horse abuse. Can I count on you to be there for the horses?
See you at City Hall, Horse Heroes!
For the Horses,
Allie Feldman
Lead Organizer
NYCLASS
212-626-6991
allief@nyclass.org
Get Organized for the Horses!
Click "RSVP" below to sign up for a team near you & get politically organized for the carriage horses!
| BROOKLYN May 7 - 7:30 PM RSVP |
DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN May 8 - 7:00 PM RSVP |
| UPTOWN MANHATTAN May 9 - 7:00 PM RSVP |
QUEENS May 20 - 4:00 PM RSVP |
| BRONX May 22 - 7:00 PM RSVP |
STATEN ISLAND June 9 - 4:00 PM RSVP |
At NYCLASS Borough Action Team Meetings, you'll learn the basics of grassroots political organizing for animals, and how to persuade elected officials to support legislation, Intro86A, to stop horse carriages & replace them with electric vintage "horseless carriages".
Can I count on you to sign up for the carriage horses?
For the Horses,
Allie Feldman
Lead Organizer, NYCLASS
NYCLASS Rocks the Electric Car At Earth Day New York
Enjoy the photos! Thanks so much to all of our volunteers.
Sign Chelsea Handler's Letter to Bloomberg!
We need 10,000 of you to add your name to Chelsea's letter HERE demanding Mayor Bloomberg get the carriage horses off the dangerous streets of NYC.
On last night's episode of Chelsea Lately, she declared in front of millions of viewers: "It's awful, you can't go on these carriage rides...These horses can't do it!"
Let's show Mayor Bloomberg that Chelsea and 10,000 Horse Heroes like you won't be taken for a ride!
Thanks to you AND to Chelsea for taking action for the horses.
Kathy Najimy Speaks Out Against NYC Carriage Horse Abuse on WNBC Live - VIDEO
You're Invited: Horseless Carriage Cocktail Party!
Rock n' roll with us so we can get the car rolling!
Will you join us on May 3rd for a Horseless Carriage Cocktail Party? Every penny we raise at this event goes towards building our Horseless Carriage prototype, and helps us show NYC what the future of the carriage horse industry can be!
When: Thursday, May 3, 2012 ~ 7:00PM to 11:00PM
Where: Tribeca 360 ~ 10 Debrosses Street, NYC
HONORARY CHAIRS
CHELSEA HANDLER & KATHY NAJIMY
HOST COMMITTEE
| Nancy Amling | Francesca Laurita D'Annunzio | Caroline Manzo | Simone Reyes |
| Lorenzo Borghese | Franciska & Nish Doshi | Dina Manzo | Jeremy Sisto |
| Dr. Cindy Bressler | Melissa Foss-Zdyb | Anna McKinight | Addie Lane |
| Tom Cohen | Jane Hoffman | John & Wendy Neu | Allison Thaler |
| Elizabeth Conway | Jackie Kelman | Steve Nislick | Dr. Belisa Vranich |
| Horse Hero: $300 | Horse Helper: $225 | Colt/Filly: $160 (age 30 & under) |
You Did It, Horse Heroes!
We reached our initial $15,000 goal and you made it happen. I have only three points to make:
Thank you, thank you and thank you!
We will save the horses and it will be because of your support and dedication.
Carly Marie Knudson
Executive Director
NYCLASS
Uptown Manhattan Meeting - 40 People and Photos!
On March 28, over 40 Horse Hero Activists gathered at the latest NYCLASS Uptown Manhattan Meeting.
We discussed our strategy of informing uptown residents about how to participate in ending the Horse Carriage Industry in New York...from planning events to reaching out to the City Council to pass our legislation, INTRO86A.
We look forward to seeing you at our next round of meetings all over the city. If you haven't already, sign our petition and we'll keep you informed about dates, location and time of a meeting near you.
Enjoy the photos!
