Jun19
Open Your Eyes for Blinders: Alec Baldwin Hosts Exclusive Premier
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Says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk of the documentary, "From the stench inside the horses' minuscule stalls, where horses sleep standing up in piles of their own waste, to the hostile streets of Manhattan, where horses live a nose-to-tailpipe existence, Moss doesn't blink in documenting how horses live long after tourists' 30-minute rides are over."
Chrissie Hynde, Pink, and Lea Michele have all thrown their support behind a carriage-horse-free NYC; now it's your turn. Throw your blinders in the trash and jump on the bandwagon ... so to speak, of course.
Posted by Jennifer Cierlitsky
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What a wonderful way to get the message out to people who
don't understand the horrific
conditions of the innocent horses- and exactly lay it out to those don't thing this is a big deal. It is! And thanks to all the celebrities involved!
Posted by: Pamela L. | June 20, 2008 01:17 PM
So glad to see him bringing attention to something most turn a blind eye to (pun intended) It's a disgrace how these horses live (if you want to call it living) something must be done. a ban must be made.
Posted by: erin finn | June 20, 2008 08:53 PM
Do you really expect the city council to do the right thing when the lobbyist James McMahon, brother of councilmember Michael McMahon, send letters to the city council to boycott the screening of blinders. It seems the council is ruled by the lobbyist and not by NYC residents
Posted by: roxanne | June 20, 2008 09:50 PM
Thank you for this compelling story. It is time that people learn the truth about NYC's horse-drawn carriage industry: it is corrupt, politically entrenched, and simply inhumane.
Posted by: Becky | June 20, 2008 11:44 PM
Thanks once again to Alec Baldwin for speaking up for animals. I hope NYC listens to his message.
Posted by: lynda downie | June 22, 2008 11:44 PM
While I live and work in Chicago, a Very different place than NYC, I was outraged at the obvious lies in this so-called documentary and agree on the ban of the movie.
Posted by: Becky | June 23, 2008 03:05 PM
i think it should have been banned long ago i never agreed with it.
Posted by: joannemcneil | June 30, 2008 04:19 PM
Can someone PLEASE HELP the horses in St. Augustine, FL. It's so sad to see them pulling carriages loaded with people. These beautiful animals are dealing with heat, humidity AND exhaust fumes. St. Augustine is no longer a small, quiet city - the traffic is unbelievable -the streets are congested. It breaks my heart to see what these horses have to endure. About a week ago, a carriage overturned because, they say, the horse took the corner too sharp. Thank goodness the horse and riders were not injured.
I was told the alternative for these horses would not be good.
Posted by: Vicki | August 3, 2008 06:53 PM
At last I can speak. Not only in New York does the plight of carriage horses haunt my sleep. In QAuenec City at 40°C stupid people get in these carriages. When they alight the horses are panting and nobody gives a damn. In Malta it is the same. It Greece it is the donkeys. If people stopped using these carriages the problem would be erwed. You have found a champion: Alec Baldwin. Bravo to him and to you. Can we help? Do tell. Warm regards Louise Ranson
Posted by: RANSON Louise | September 1, 2008 02:20 PM