Mar28
Cruelty Investigator Attacked in New York
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Two PETA carriage horse monitors—who had been watching Central Park carriage drivers to document any cruelty to horses—were recently attacked by a man who shoved them and struck one of them on the head as they videotaped the hack line on Central Park South. We’re still waiting to find out whether the individual involved in the attack was a carriage horse driver himself or whether he’s just, like, a really big fan of their work, but I’ll post an update if we get any more information from the NYPD.
In the meantime, here’s your standard shaky-camera, profanity-laden youtube video of the encounter. For more information about the carriage horse industry and to find out what you can do to help carriage horses in New York, click here.
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Kudos to the film crew.
People with something to hide never like to be scrutinized.
Posted by: Mike Quinoa | March 28, 2008 01:48 PM
If the guy was a carriage horse driver, I wonder if he abuses his horses as well...
Posted by: Brianna Fritchey | March 28, 2008 03:09 PM
What do you expect from someone who makes a living hurting animals? Violence breeds violence.
Posted by: Canaduck | March 28, 2008 04:01 PM
Oh, and nice job covering your face, dork--you can totally see it in the first few seconds of the video anyway.
Posted by: Canaduck | March 28, 2008 04:03 PM
If this is how they treat people doing filming, one can only wonder how they treat the animals in their care!
Posted by: Aran | March 28, 2008 04:11 PM
Wow, I was right in that spot on central park south about a month ago protesting the horse and carriage industry with an animal rights group. I was not surprised at the guys attitude and violent temper. When I was protesting there the carriage drivers were cursing at me and threatening that they would follow me after the demo was over (I am only 16 by the way). I got a first hand up close look at the workers of this industry and non of them seem like they made it through high school and some have very wierd accents. New York tradition with foreign jockeys? Yea right..what a joke.
Posted by: Eric | March 28, 2008 05:49 PM
Kudos, too, to the PETA folks who had the nerve to be there!
Posted by: Susannah | March 29, 2008 03:10 PM
You should give shame of what he did mistreating horses
Put in place to see if you like. Hope you arrested if you try my worst so you see as you feel. I hope that you will do justice.
Frances Peña 16 years
Puerto Rico
Posted by: Frances Peña | March 29, 2008 07:02 PM
I've got a f@cking problem with those $%@ carriages
Posted by: Serrita | March 30, 2008 09:18 AM
Of course! He wouldn't be violent unless he knew what he was doing was wrong and didn't want it to be filmed.
Posted by: Jennafhur | March 30, 2008 11:04 AM
Obviously they have a fucking problem if they're going to the trouble to monitor them.
Violence is NEVER the answer
Posted by: Richard | March 30, 2008 06:57 PM
What a bully!
Posted by: lynda downie | March 31, 2008 12:08 AM
These carriage drivers make loads of money and aren't reporting the income.
This carriage horse thing is tax fraud central.
Why is the city letting these people abuse animals, cause traffic jams and accidents, and get away with tax fraud?
Posted by: kelly | March 31, 2008 01:30 PM
The violence is all over the world, NYC, to Canada to China..all over. When is it gonna finally end...
Posted by: r | March 31, 2008 03:29 PM
I wish I could have been there. I'dve come up fromt behind, smacked the guy hurting the inspectors, and dragged him off. I bet he was hiding something.
Posted by: Chehsire kittycat | March 31, 2008 07:56 PM
lol, what a loser. he got owned by a carriage driver!!!!!!
Posted by: LOL | March 31, 2008 11:11 PM
This looks like a carriage driver for sure!
Posted by: carmen | April 1, 2008 02:39 PM
Horses should be running free.
Not pulling people around in a cramped city like New York. Let them graze in fields and be free in the country, that is where they belong.
Lisa N
Posted by: Lisa Needleman | April 2, 2008 10:58 AM
Do you really think this will be investigated when 2 NYPD officers are employed as Part time drivers in this inhumane carriage industry
Posted by: Roxanne Delgado | April 19, 2008 11:15 AM
do you belive police will investigate when 2 NYPD are employed as part time drivers
Posted by: Roxanne | April 21, 2008 05:07 PM