New York reached a deal late Sunday that will almost halve
the number of horses licensed to perform carriage rides in Central Park
after the mayor called them inhumane to animals.
The agreement, which will keep the industry alive, comes
after Mayor Bill de Blasio promised two years ago to abolish the rides
popular with tourists, loved-up couples and immortalized in movies.
The deal, which will start to come into effect from June 1 and take
three years to be fully implemented, will reduce from 180 to 110 the
number of licensed horses by Dec. 1, the city council said........
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