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The horses that draw carriages in New York City, have similar restrictions [1] and [2]: 1. Carriage horses shall not be worked whenever the air temperature is
by somberi 8y ago
The horses that draw carriages in New York City, have similar restrictions [1] and [2]:
1. Carriage horses shall not be worked whenever the air temperature is 90 degrees fahrenheit or above.
2. Riding horses shall not be at work more than eight hours in any continuous twenty-four hour period.
3. Carriage horses shall receive no less than five weeks of vacation or furlough every twelve months at a horse stable facility.
[1] - https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2006/new-york-city-administrative-code-new/adc017-330_17-330.html https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2006/new-york-city-adm...
[2] - https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/horses.page https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/horses.pa...
We as humans can do better when it comes to other humans. We should.
To quote Ben Harrison:
I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth or shapes it into a garment will starve in the process.
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