Council members joined animal rights’ activists yesterday to call for an immediate end to the controversial carriage horse industry.

New York's iconic carriage horses may join the ranks of the city's unemployed if 2013 mayoral hopefuls Bill DeBlasio and Scott Stringer have their way. The two spoke out in support of a City Council bill to phase out the horse-and-carriage industry.

MANHATTAN — City officials joined animal rights advocates on the steps of City Hall on Monday to call for stronger regulations of the carriage horse industry, including a five-day work week and a ban on horses working in severe weather.

As long as the temperature is between 18 and 90 degrees, with no adjustment for the wind chill factor or humidity index, a New York City carriage horse works nine hours a day, seven days a week.

Manhattan: Last month, a carriage horse collapsed and died on the streets of New York City. Last week, a spooked horse crashed outside Central Park. Last Friday, another horse went down at 60th St. and Broadway.

This is getting ridiculous.

When a New York City carriage horse collapsed and died in the street, there was an immediate response from animal organizations and celebrities.

If it seems like just last week that Mayor Bloomberg was callously dismissing the death of a horse used for New York's infamous carriage rides, that's because it was.

Horse-drawn carriages are seen as a staple of NYC tourism – they’re almost a given sight in any movie set in the Big Apple. Yet the tragic case of Charlie, a 15-year-old carriage horse who collapsed dead in the middle of 54th Street last month, as well as a more recent carriage horse stumble near 60th Street (he reportedly just tripped and is recovering) are bringing light to the terrible working conditions for these city animals.

After the collapse of TWO New York City carriage horses in the past two weeks, Pamela Anderson has joined the call for a ban on horse-drawn carriages.