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Articles Alexis Stewart: Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages NY NEWSDAY, January 11, 2006 By Associated Press NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart's daughter and "Apprentice" co-star, Alexis
Stewart, has written Mayor Michael Bloomberg a letter urging him to support
a citywide ban on horse-drawn carriages. In a letter written on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals, Stewart said she was upset by a recent accident involving a horse
that ran into vehicular traffic while pulling a carriage home from Central
Park. The carriage driver was seriously injured. The horse, which hit a car,
was euthanized. "As evidenced by this catastrophe," Stewart wrote in the letter, dated
Tuesday, "horse-drawn carriages aren't just cruel to the horses who are
forced to work long hours in extreme weather conditions while walking on
hard pavement and inhaling exhaust fumes all day long; they are equally
dangerous to riders, drivers, pedestrians and motorists." Bloomberg's office did not immediately respond to an inquiry about the
letter Wednesday. Operators of Central Park's horse-drawn carriages have vehemently denied
that the animals are mistreated and say accidents like the Jan. 2 crash are
rare. PETA and the Stewart clan have an unusual history. In 2004, the animal rights group put Martha Stewart at the top of its
Worst Dressed list for wearing what appeared to be a fur scarf while leaving
a federal courthouse. The fur, however, turned out to be fake. "My daughter doesn't allow me to wear fur," Martha Stewart explained in a
Barbara Walters interview. PETA quickly revised its list, and Stewart didn't hold a grudge. She later videotaped a public service message for PETA decrying fur
industry practices as cruel. Copyright 2006 Newsday Inc. TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF NEWSDAY, EMAIL:
[email protected] ARTICLE SOURCE:
www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/wire/sns-ap-horse-crash-stewart,0,5722866.story
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