To the Editor:
Re “Audit Criticizes City on Care of Carriage Horses” (news article, Sept. 6):
While it’s commendable to finally see an official acknowledgment of the hideous conditions in which the carriage horses are forced to exist, the suggested remedies would just be a Band-Aid for an inherently inhumane situation.
No amount of regulation, advisory panel oversight or coordination by city agencies will change the fact that those horses are tired and broken, and their needs are not being met.
Now that the carriage industry is being held under a microscope, it’s clear that it puts a black mark on the city. There is only one way to avoid future noncompliance and free city resources that are already spread too thin—institute a ban.
Jackie Vergerio
Portsmouth, Va., Sept. 6, 2007
Note from KBJ: I couldn't resist highlighting the metaphors.
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