Activist, author, & Slaughter-Free America blogger Jon Hochschartner looks for answers ANIMALS 24-7 preface: Founded in 1982, but emerging only recently as a leading political influence on the U.S. national scene, the Democratic Socialists of America campaign in primary elections and caucus in elected office as Democrats. Yet, drawing distinct lines between themselves and traditional […]
No more neighs for ban on New York City horse-drawn carriage trade?
Fights to enforce NYC foie gras ban & win governor’s signature to prevent octopus farming also still underway NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.––”New York City Council speaker Julie Menin just publicly endorsed Romanch’s Law, formerly known as Ryder’s Law, the bill that would finally end the horse-drawn carriage industry in New York City,” exulted newly designated […]
Will human sacrifice end the New York City horse-drawn carriage trade?
Runaway horse brings death of 18-year-old tourist from India NEW YORK, N.Y.––The second and third major horse-drawn carriage accidents of 2026, one fatal to the horse, the other to 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, visiting from India, appear to have shifted the discussion and debate over the presence of horse-drawn carriages into high gear. Mahajan, killed on […]
“Enough horse poop,” St. Augustine tells carriage trade, while NYC dithers
Another New York City runaway carriage horse produces sound & fury, but no political action ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida––New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani appears to be still juggling conflicting fall 2025 election promises made to both horse-drawn carriage industry opponents and Transportation Workers Union president John Samuelsen, a leading defender of the carriage trade, but […]
Lame ducks, dragons, & the fight over future of NYC horse-drawn carriages
New York City council health committee vote kills “Ryder’s Law,” but not the issue NEW YORK, N.Y.––If Chinese dictator Mao Zedong (1893-1976) was correct in his admonition that “Dragons and dying empires lash hardest in their death throes,” either the New York City horse-drawn carriage industry or activism against it may be just about done […]