Statement from NYCLASS, following the Salt Lake City Council's vote to ban horse-drawn carriages (http://www.cityweekly.net/TheDailyFeed/archives/2014/11/25/slc-council-bans-horse-drawn-carriages):

"After a carriage horse named Jerry collapsed and died in the busy streets of downtown Salt Lake City last year, the Salt Lake City Council has voted unanimously put an end to the unsafe and abusive horse carriage industry. Now, it's time for the New York City Council to follow the lead of Salt Lake and move forward with the mayor's plan to ban carriage horses from New York City streets."