The rally will be held outside City Hall at noon. City officials say it was illegal for carriage horse owners to refuse the exams.
Advocacy groups, including New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets (NYCLASS) and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), are now calling for an immediate shutdown of horse-drawn carriage rides.
The city hired the independent equine veterinarian to conduct basic health and welfare examinations, including trotting horses to assess lameness and blood testing for drugs. Despite the horses being denied access to these exams, the veterinarian still flagged signs of possible neglect.
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has previously indicated support for both a ban on the carriages as well as studying the decades-old industry.
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