{"id":862,"date":"2017-06-07T21:59:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T01:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spcablog.com\/?p=862"},"modified":"2018-06-26T12:46:23","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T16:46:23","slug":"what-if-there-were-no-more-carriage-horses-in-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/what-if-there-were-no-more-carriage-horses-in-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"What if there were no more carriage horses in the city?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">During the warm summer days, one of my favorite activities is to go on a stroll in Old Montreal. There\u2019s so much to see and discover; rich historic architecture, art galleries, the Old Port\u2019s clock tower beach, the Science Center and so much more!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">However, my visits to this part of the city are always tainted by the resonating sound of hooves on the paving stones which remind me of what these horses are forced to endure. We often see horse-drawn carriages day and night, even on the hottest days of summer! These horses are made to \u00a0work at all costs, regardless of heavy traffic or loud noises caused by cars or construction. It\u2019s common for these horses to develop wounds over time as a result of standing up and constantly walking on hard surfaces or being injured by cars. On top of it, these animals are susceptible to respiratory problems caused by the inhalation of exhaust fumes throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">I\u2019m in no way reassured by the City of Montreal\u2019s new by-law which is meant to regulate this inherently inhumane industry. No amount of regulations will make the industry safe for horses and humans alike, as horses will continue being spooked by loud noises and exposed to fumes emitted by cars, particularly during the 375<sup>th<\/sup> celebrations of the city. Spending over $500,000 of our tax dollars to subsidize \u00a0animal cruelty is an embarrassment to our supposed world-class city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">The romanticized image that the carriage horse industry and the City of Montreal are trying to sell us is far-fetched. Rather, the reality of these poor horses is filled with distressing sadness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">What would Old Montreal look like without carriage horses? The same, but infinitely better. By eliminating this cruel practice, the city would continue attracting tourists thanks to the effervescence of its visual arts, its music and cinema festivals, its gastronomy, parks and so much more!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>This year, we celebrate our city\u2019s 375<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary, so why not give ourselves the gift of entering the modern world once and for all? <span style=\"color:#dd2532;\">#stopcaleches<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spca-mtlaction.com\/caleches\/index\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-861\" src=\"https:\/\/compassioneng.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/take_action_button.jpg\" alt=\"take_action_button\" width=\"186\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-196 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/compassioneng.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/mn_gingras_bio_2in.png?w=174&amp;h=176\" alt=\"mn_gingras_bio_2in\" width=\"87\" height=\"101\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marie-No\u00ebl Gingras<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Marie-No\u00ebl Gingras works in the Department of Animal Advocacy\u00a0at the Montreal SPCA. In the past few years, she has collaborated on numerous projects related to animal rights and welfare (the <em>Vert et Fruit\u00e9<\/em> and <em>Vegan Portraits<\/em> blogs, the Montreal Vegan Festival), as well as collaborated with the <em>D\u00e9fi v\u00e9gane 21 jours<\/em> book, published in spring 2016 (\u00c9ditions Tr\u00e9carr\u00e9). You can follow her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/blogueusesanscruaute\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The romanticized image that the carriage horse industry and the City of Montreal are trying to sell us is far-fetched. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What if there were no more carriage horses in the city? - SPCA de Montr\u00e9al<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/what-if-there-were-no-more-carriage-horses-in-the-city\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What if there were no more carriage horses in the city? 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