Central Park carriage horse dies after collapsing on NYC street
Posted by elizbethhypes28 on 4月 12th, 2023
The Central Park carriage horse who collapsed on a street two months ago due to malnutrition and dehydration had died.
Voters for Animal Rights shared the sad news Monday morning to their social media accounts, remembering the animal and calling for action.
‘We are devastated to learn that Ryder, the elderly horse who collapsed and was beaten by his carriage owner in the street in the midst of a heat wave this summer, has died,’ the animal rights group wrote.
‘Ryder’s death is yet another tragic reminder that horse carriages do not belong on the streets of NYC,’ the post continued.
Less than two months after video showed the fall, Ryder died, officials said. Ian McKeever, the rider, called to his horse to get up as his knees buckled and the carriage remained attached to him
Bystanders looked on in horror as the animal struggled to stand near an intersection in Hell’s Kitchen
In their calls for justice, Voters for Animal Rights included a video of the emaciated animal lying on the street after he had fallen to the ground.
At the time of his collapse, Ryder, had been pulling a carriage through the busy city streets in the dead heat of summer.
According to from August, on the day that the horse collapsed, temps had soared into the high 80s to low 90s.
Just two weeks after Ryder collapsed, he was relocated to a farm upstate to receive treatment and rehabilitation from the alleged ab
At the time, it was reported that Ryder was often flogged, malnourished, and more than double the age his owner had reported.
Another organization involved in the fight against horse-drawn carriages in The Big Apple, released a statement Monday, as well.
New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets (NYCLASS) shared their anger and frustration Monday in a released after the news of Ryder’s death had been release.
‘We are devastated to learn that Ryder has died. His horrific collapse, after years of abuse, inspired tens of thousands of people from across the globe to stand up to carriage horse industry cruelty. But make no mistake: this tragedy was not caused by an act of God – Ryder’s death was the result of savage cruelty and greed,’ said Edita Birnkrant, Executive Director of NYCLASS.
‘To make a profit, the horse carriage industry would have literally worked Ryder to death if it weren’t for viral videos and the people who exposed their endless lies and cover ups. Their mistreatment of Ryder is the reason he is dead two months later,’ Birnkrant continued.
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