On May 18, 2026, two carriage horses named Otis and Troy were allegedly forced to work through a heat advisory and poor air quality near Central Park. Troy became spooked, crashed into Otis, and flipped a carriage entirely. A driver was hospitalized. This should never happen.<\/p>\n
Animal advocates have long pushed for Ryder\u2019s Law, named after a horse who allegedly collapsed during a summer heat wave. The bill would gradually phase out horse drawn carriages, rehome affected horses, and Support<\/a> displaced drivers. Yet it remains stalled. NYC streets are loud, chaotic, and dangerous. Horses do not belong there. You can demand Mayor Zohran Mamdani act now by signing the petition,<\/a> because these animals deserve protection. Add your name and join over 33,000 supporters here<\/a> now.<\/p>\n Sign These Urgent Petitions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On May 18, 2026, two carriage horses named Otis and Troy were allegedly forced to work through a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251463,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[12441,12446,12455,12454,12459,12442,12444,12447,12466,12449,12458,12451,12450,12456,12464,12445,12460,12457,9,56,63,65,64,12473,12475,12474,12452,12453,5801,12463,4838,12469,12467,12465,12472,12468,12448,12471,12443,12470,12461,12462],"class_list":["post-251462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-animal-conservation","tag-animal-rescues","tag-conscious-consumerism","tag-conscious-consumers","tag-conservation-news","tag-cruelty-free","tag-eco-friendly-lifestyle","tag-eco-friendly-pet-products","tag-eco-friendly-fashion","tag-ecofriendly-shopping","tag-environmental-news","tag-gluten-free-recipes","tag-gmo-free","tag-go-green","tag-green-fashion","tag-green-living","tag-green-news","tag-green-tips","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-plant-based-health","tag-plant-based-lifestyle","tag-plant-based-recipes","tag-raw-lifestyle","tag-raw-vegan-recipes","tag-recycling","tag-social-justice","tag-sustainability","tag-vegan-desserts","tag-vegan-diet","tag-vegan-fashion","tag-vegan-health","tag-vegan-meals","tag-vegan-products","tag-vegan-protein-powders","tag-vegan-recipes-vegan-food","tag-vegan-supplements","tag-veganism","tag-vegetarian-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}