A Second Carriage Horse Collapsed in New York City

A carriage horse named Luke collapsed on West 60th Street near Broadway around 6 p.m. on Nov 4. This is the second incident with carriage horses in less then two weeks. Charlie collapsed and died on his way to Central Park, he had a stomach ulcer and a fractured tooth.

According to the Daily News Luke got back up 15 minutes later. The ASPCA will be investigating this incident and Luke will be suspended from working until an exam is done. Luke has been cleared to work and the examination showed nothing wrong with him.

The cause of the collapse was him getting entangled in his harness. This is the video of the incident that a witness took:

Animal activists and celebrities are favoring the ban against the horse drawn carriages in New York City. Pamela Anderson wrote "For the second time in less than two weeks, a carriage horse has collapsed on a Manhattan street. Horses do not belong in a congested, urban setting where they are constantly breathing exhaust and sharing the streets with cars, buses and taxis," on her Facebook page.

If you want to ban horse drawn carriages sign this petition and electric cars that look like vintage automobiles will replace them.