NYC Carriage Horse Died After Eating Poisonous Plant in Central Park, Report Finds
The death of Dennis, a 16-year-old carriage horse, has renewed calls for Ryder’s Law and new restrictions on horse-drawn carriages.
- On Tuesday, a 16-year-old carriage horse named Dennis collapsed and died while pulling a carriage with two passengers in Central Park. The NYPD confirmed the horse died after suffering a medical episode.
- Carriage horses have served as tourist attractions in New York City for nearly 200 years, but recent incidents have prompted advocates to push for Ryder's Law to prohibit new licenses and prevent working horses from being sold.
- Following the incident, 25 celebrities including Billie Eilish and Joaquin Phoenix wrote to the New York City Council demanding a ban, and animal rights group PETA urged officials to "Pass Ryder's Law NOW."
- Mayor Mamdani supports ending the trade, calling the death a "difficult and emotional issue," while officials plan to introduce multiple bills this week to allow input from all stakeholders.
- Other cities have moved to modernize transportation: Chicago recently passed a horse-drawn carriage ban, and the Dominican Republic's capital replaced traditional carriages with electric alternatives to address animal welfare.
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NYC carriage horse ate ‘lethal’ amount of toxic plant in Central Park before dying, report finds
A carriage horse that collapsed and died in Central Park last week succumbed to poisoning after consuming a toxic plant, a necropsy claims — sparking a vicious blame game between labor leaders and park management.
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The Independent (US)Carriage horse in Central Park died after eating toxic plant, necropsy reveals
The Japanese yew is toxic and can cause cardiac arrest in horses and other animals
Blame game: Carriage driver union, Central Park Conservancy point fingers at each other over horse’s death from toxic plant
The union representing carriage horse drivers and the Central Park Conservancy are blaming one another for the death of an equine named Deniz last week. The union, TWU Local 100, released a necropsy report it had prepared by Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine on Deniz that revealed the horse likely keeled over and died from eating a Japanese yew — a highly toxic plant for horses. It claimed Deniz ingested the plant along the car…
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NYC carriage horse died after eating poisonous plant in Central Park, report finds
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Carriage horse driver and Transport Workers Union Local 100 shop steward Christina Hansen blamed shrubs planted by the Central Park Conservancy for the recent death of a steed. What killed the carriage horse in Central Park last week? Yew did. [ more › ]
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