As long as horses are forced to pull carriages on busy city streets, violent crashes and horse deaths will keep happening over and over again. Fast-moving cars and bikes, loud environments, and unpredictable passersby have the ability to terrify horses – endangering themselves, carriage drivers, and everyone else around them.
As prey animals, horses are constantly on the lookout for danger. No matter their training background, they can spook when caught off guard. Crowded, cement-covered environments are unnatural to these timid and tolerant creatures, whose primary desires are to run free and graze with their herd. The ability to breathe fresh air, walk on grass and soil, and have constant access to food and water should not be withheld from any horse. But horses used for pulling carriages are forced to work for long hours, often during hot weather and in conditions that no horse would ever be found in if given the choice.
In the wizarding world, Thestrals are skeletal, winged equines who can only be seen by those who have seen death. Like horses, Thestrals are sensitive and often misunderstood. And also like horses, Thestrals are used to pull carriages. When there are so many other forms of transportation - from brooms and boats to trains and taxis - why should living beings be made to pull heavy equipment and humans from place to place?
We are urging cities around the world to shift to abuse-free, electric-powered carriage alternatives that ensure safer environments for everyone.
Help us make history by pledging to never participate in horse-drawn carriage rides.
As prey animals, horses are constantly on the lookout for danger. No matter their training background, they can spook when caught off guard. Crowded, cement-covered environments are unnatural to these timid and tolerant creatures, whose primary desires are to run free and graze with their herd. The ability to breathe fresh air, walk on grass and soil, and have constant access to food and water should not be withheld from any horse. But horses used for pulling carriages are forced to work for long hours, often during hot weather and in conditions that no horse would ever be found in if given the choice.
In the wizarding world, Thestrals are skeletal, winged equines who can only be seen by those who have seen death. Like horses, Thestrals are sensitive and often misunderstood. And also like horses, Thestrals are used to pull carriages. When there are so many other forms of transportation - from brooms and boats to trains and taxis - why should living beings be made to pull heavy equipment and humans from place to place?
We are urging cities around the world to shift to abuse-free, electric-powered carriage alternatives that ensure safer environments for everyone.
Help us make history by pledging to never participate in horse-drawn carriage rides.
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