San Antonio has launched an online survey to gain public input as City Council weighs a potential ban on horse-drawn carriages, a controversial fixture of downtown tourism. The city's Community Engagement Team developed the survey to gather public input ahead of the August meeting of the Transportation Advisory Board.
to gain public input as City Council weighs a potential ban on horse-drawn carriages, a controversial fixture of downtown tourism.
Animal-rights advocates have raised concerns about the treatment of carriage horses, which are kept in a warehouse near I-37 and East Houston Street when they're not at work. Animal advocates warn that use of the horses on city streets is damaging to their hooves over time. Others have raised concerns about the animals' exposure to car exhaust and the potential that they could be involved in catastrophic accidents. Benjamin Espy, who doesn't support eliminating the carriages.
Those in favor of eliminating horse-drawn carriages have raised the possibility of replacing them with electric carriages and pedicabs. However, carriage operators question where the fleet of over 100 horses would go if the rides are banned entirely and have warned that some animals would end up being put down.
Animal Welfare San Antonio Tourism Downtown Jalen Mckeerodriguez Manny Palaez Ron Nirenberg
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