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STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE
12/27/08
If Horses Are Well Cared for, Why Does Owner Use Bribes?
Hopefully, the arrest on Dec. 13 of Cornelius P. Byrne, on charges of
paying a bribe to an undercover investigator to overlook seven
violations at Central Park Carriages Stable, will begin to reveal the
truth about just how the Carriage Horses live and are treated by their
owners. Mr. Byrne, who also owned Smoothie, the horse that died in
September after being spooked and running into a tree, once complained
to the press: "We get a bad rap. I would say we're well overseen by
different city agencies as to our care of these horses. They have an
awful lot of care.
Jacqueline Hoffner – Grasmere
Coalition To Ban
Horse-Drawn Carriages
A Committee of the Coalition For New York City Animals, Inc.
You may write us at:
The Coalition for
NYC Animals, Inc.
P.O. Box 20247
Park West Station
New York, NY 10025
Or send an e-mail to:
Coalition@banhdc.org